You have the principal actors reversed. Teachers would generally love to fail more students. It is the administration that prevents or disincentivizes it. Grad

You have the principal actors reversed. Teachers would generally love to fail more students. It is the administration that prevents or disincentivizes it. Grades are a yardstick merely for which district gets more prestige and funding. There is absolutely no incentive for anyone with authority to fail bad students. Reprimands or terminations result from a teacher giving consistently below average grades.