San Francisco school officials killed plans Wednesday to test out a controversial new way to grade some high school students after strong opposition from parents and politicians. About 70 teachers at 14 high schools were expected to participate in a voluntary program that would factor in things such as whether a parent signed a permission

The San Francisco Unified School District said is shuttering a recently proposed grading strategy after it received major bipartisan backlash from community members and politicians.

The pilot, which was scheduled to roll out this fall, would have allowed 70 teachers across 14 high schools to experiment with alternative grading practices.