text: To kick things off, why should you change the policy if a C is a passing grade? Whenever report cards come out and some students average a C in a class , they're still passing so there is no big deal about a C. A C may not be good but its not bad either. Having a C is like having a cake with no icing; not too much and not too little. Even the National Assessment of Education Progress(NAEP) says that kids who average a C in school or in any class will most likely be successful in their future. Once, even I had a C in a class and I still passed it. That is just one reason why you should not change the policy to having to average a B to participate in sports or any other after school activities.