Grade changing stalling Top 10

Investigation continues at W.S. Neal High School; possibly criminal

Escambia County School Superintendent John Knott said his goal is to name the valedictorian, salutatorian and Top 10 at W.S. Neal High School before the May 22 graduation as multiple agencies continue to investigate how and which grades were apparently changed.

Knott said the original plan was to announce the Top 10 on the Friday before spring break, but discrepancies found in grades on report cards that didn't match transcripts put the process on hold.

Knott said the discrepancies were discovered when the school was finalizing the Top 10 students. Grades used to select the valedictorian, s...