KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has debunked a letter that circulated on social media stating students will not be able to move to the next grade level.
DESE discredited the “fake letter” on Facebook and Twitter Wednesday night.
“We could not be more disappointed that someone chose to use their free time to create this document, illegally using our department logo, and make a joke about something as serious as our students' education,” DESE said in the Facebook post. “This is particularly insensitive given the anxiety and uncertainty so many students and families are dealing with right now.”
The falsified letter also stated that students would have to repeat their current grade.
Students throughout the state have transitioned to online learning environments as schools have closed buildings to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.
