Letter of the Month winner: Raoul Carubelli, Oklahoma City

Meet the writer:

Carubelli, 83, was born in Argentina as the son of Italian immigrants and became a U.S. citizen in 1966. He was educated in Argentina and the University of Minnesota and has a doctorate degree in pharmacy and biochemistry. Carubelli has been a researcher with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and the Dean A. McGee Eye Institute. He also taught biochemistry courses at the college level. He and his wife, Barbara, have two children and two grandchildren.

The letter:

Regarding "Federal inquiry targets city school" (News, Oct. 4): In July we read disturbing news about sexual scandals involving teachers and students and now we face investigations about alleged serious academic scandals. Complaints about serious academic violations at Douglass Mid-High School prompted parallel investigations by the school district and the U.S. Department of Education.

Reports from former teachers and students include allegations of grades being changed by administrators, and of a student who didn't attend English classes, required for graduation, receiving a passing C. A student who couldn't handle algebra was told to have another student to take the course online; an administrator allegedly collected $250 from this student. Poor attendance records, which have a negative impact on grades, were also altered.