<p>That sounds like a “message grade” to me. The teacher is trying to say that for whatever reason she doesn’t think you deserve an A-. We have no clue from just hearing your side whether you a) were a pain the entire semester, b) she suspects you of cheating but can’t prove it, c) who knows what else.</p>
<p>If the administration overrides her grade, I would never be associated with that school. That’s something I have never had happen in over 20 years of teaching.</p>