<p>Here’s what’s wrong with this: This is high school, not college. High school teachers don’t have the same sort of latitude as college professors and don’t get to create their own grading scales. OP apparently passed tests, quizzes, etc. with the requisite grades for a B+, and the teacher has refused to explain how and why she departed from school policy. She is known within the administration to be difficult. And here’s where it goes from wrong to outrageous: she has threatened the student with retaliation for seeking redress. This woman shouldn’t be teaching, period. My kids have had to deal with a few burned out, nasty and vindictive teachers over the course of their public school careers–I suspect almost everyone has. Unfortunately tenure and union rules make it impossible to get rid of them. It’s up to parents to do everything possible to first of all get their kids out of their classes, and if that isn’t possible, to make sure their misbehavior does not go unchallenged. Will this grade make a difference in OP’s life? Probably not. But that’s not the criterion to judge everything in the world. The teacher’s “independent” grading system potentially affects all her students, and her threatening behavior makes her unsuited to teach any student.</p>
<p>It turns out that my guidance counselor already sent my transcript to all of the colleges I applied to with the B. I’m a little frustrated but it obviously isn’t the end of the world and there’s nothing that can be done to change it now. I’m very lucky to have had many wonderful teachers at a very mediocre public school, so I can cope with having one bad teacher. Now I just have get through the rest of the semester with her :)</p>
<p>Thanks again everyone for all of the advice and suggestions.</p>