ALBANY, Calif. (KGO) -- A former Albany High School student is taking legal action for a \"C+\" he received in chemistry. Bowen Bethards say he was earning an \"A\" in the class until the teacher refused to let him make up missed work. <\/p>\n
Based on grades, Bowen is a good student. In his first two years at Albany High School, he received only two \"Bs,\" the rest were \"As\", which is why he was so devastated when he received a \"C+\" in chemistry, a grade he and his mother say, he didn't deserve. <\/p>\n
Bethards is a year away from college and dreams of going to UCLA. But the \"C+\" he received in chemistry his sophomore year at Albany High could jeopardize his chances. <\/p>\n
He and his mother Laureen are now suing the chemistry teacher, the principal and the district. <\/p>\n
\"They allowed a rogue teacher to deny him what he had worked so hard for and what he had earned to basically steal from him,\" Laureen Bethards said. <\/p>\n
She says the whole ordeal began when Bowen missed a lab to attend an adoption hearing of his younger sister. Bethards says the teacher, award-winning, district veteran Peggy Carlock initially agreed to let Bowen make-up the lab, but then changed her mind and gave him a failing grade for lab work. <\/p>\n
Bethards says because of that, Bowen's \"A+\" in chemistry turned into a \"C+\" for the semester. <\/p>\n
\"If Laureen is a helicopter mom, she's a Black Hawk attack helicopter and we're going to get justice,\" family attorney Daniel Horowitz said. <\/p>\n
District officials have since changed Bowen's \"C+\" to a \"B\", but the Bethards family wants either an \"A+\" or the opportunity to make up the missed work. They are also seeking $10,000 from the district and damages for severe emotional distress. <\/p>\n
Bowen's mom says there is much at stake. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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