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By Anonymous - 17/02/2016 02:45 - Canada - Brampton

Today, I was threatened to be held back because of the lack of teacher-parent communication. My parents refuse to sign my report card because of my one mark below ninety percent. My teacher was dead serious about failing me. FML

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Today, I got my report card. My teacher gave me an F, and under class comments she gave me a U for unsatisfactory. So I got an F U from my teacher. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/01/2016 10:35 - United States - Pittsburg

Today, my mom said if I dont get straight A's in my classes this year, she'll get the school to hold me back until I do. I believe her. FML

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By thestudent - 18/02/2011 09:30 - Philippines

Today, my math teacher brought his laptop to tally up all our scores for our report card. He then displayed the results on a big screen in front of the whole class. The ones who failed were marked yellow. I was the only one marked yellow. FML

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By fluent in two, unlike you - 25/03/2014 18:42 - Mexico

Today, the feedback my teacher wrote on my English assignment was so horrible that it took me half an hour and help from both my parents to decipher it. It turned out to be a scathing criticism of my "poor communication skills". I hate my teachers. FML

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By Non-active - 25/09/2009 18:22 - United States

Today, we got our progress reports. My physics teacher wrote that I don't participate in class. My mom got mad and grounded me before I could tell her that I raise my hand in class all the time but my teacher won't call on me cause he can't pronounce my name. FML

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By purpleivy - 06/09/2011 18:53 - United States

Today, after a conference with my teacher who had previously accused me of not doing my homework, she finally discovered she'd been losing it all this time. I've been getting straight Fs for a month. FML

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By Mudge - 25/02/2016 22:26 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my friend said that his dad told him we couldn't hang out anymore, he thinks I'm a bad influence because I don't have all 90's in my classes. The only reason he knows I have below a 90 is because he's my geography teacher. I have an 87. FML

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Miss_Chevious 37

Wednesday 17 February 2016 11:42

Am I the only one who thinks your parents are more bitchier than your teacher?

laurenemilyy 17

Wednesday 17 February 2016 11:27

Surely the teacher can't fail you if you're one mark below 90, is there no other communication besides your report card? I'm sure if it was important your teacher could call or email...

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fazzems 21

Wednesday 17 February 2016 11:26

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cheeeksss 29

Wednesday 17 February 2016 12:46

The idiotic brag is real.

ChelseaTheEnchan 7

Wednesday 17 February 2016 16:44

Yeah, I mean, who WOULDN'T brag about getting held back?

ChristianH39 30

Thursday 18 February 2016 17:05

"Humble brag" is an oxymoron, I think subtle is the word you're looking for.

Namenlos_fml 20

Friday 19 February 2016 21:50

I think the point of the term "humble brag" is to call out subtle bragging in what initially seems to be a show of humility

laurenemilyy 17

Wednesday 17 February 2016 11:27

Surely the teacher can't fail you if you're one mark below 90, is there no other communication besides your report card? I'm sure if it was important your teacher could call or email...

ThatDutchGuy 15

Wednesday 17 February 2016 16:05

A call would work, and don't call me Shirley.

awildwhisper 30

Wednesday 17 February 2016 11:28

That's not a valid reason to fail you, it sounds more like a cruel scare tactic. The teacher maybe didn't believe you showed it to your parents.

FrostyyFML 15

Wednesday 17 February 2016 13:46

I don't see why he wouldn't have though, only one mark below 90% is not bad at all.

TheRussianNavy 11

Wednesday 17 February 2016 16:36

Probably is a scare tactic.

blueideamonkey97 11

Wednesday 17 February 2016 11:33

Forge it. It's illegal but everybody does it, like speeding.

moodyreallyrocks 27

Wednesday 17 February 2016 11:42

Sucks OP!! Hope it gets resolved to your satisfaction..

Miss_Chevious 37

Wednesday 17 February 2016 11:42

Am I the only one who thinks your parents are more bitchier than your teacher?

MikaykayUnicorn 36

Wednesday 17 February 2016 13:07

In a way they are, but really, failing a student because of "lack of parent teacher communication?" My parents almost never speak to my teachers (and if the teacher needed to talk to OP'S parents so horribly that they are going to fail OP, why didn't they tell them to talk to them during a parent teacher meeting?) and I have never been threatened to be failed because of it. It doesn't make sense to fail a student because of that.

Brandi_Faith 33

Wednesday 17 February 2016 19:38

I don't think it's the lack of communication as much as they're at a stalemate. The parents (who are the idiots of this situation) somehow refuse to sign op's report card because they are unhappy about his grade (as if a refusal of signature is going to make the teacher change the grade) and the teacher has to have them sign the report card in order for it to all be valid (I guess). Sounds like the parents are being idiots. A refusal to sign the report card isn't going to change the grade. I'd have the teacher try and explain that to them (and that a grade just under 90% is an incredible grade) and see if they'll change their minds. Good luck op and sorry you're in the middle of this. If all else fails, try forging it yourself and hope the parents forget about it.