Can my son be retained in second grade even though he has passing grades all year long but didn"t pass exam

Question

it's a public school (edgewood district ) in san antonio,tx . I spoke to teacher and principal and they say they decided that it would be best to send him to summer school and have him retest then they will evaluate where he would be placed for the following school year but the teacher said he needs to read ninety words per minute . is there certain limit of words a child has to read in order to pass the state exam is that mandatory so my child could pass to next grade level?

Answer 1

Don't completely know, in my school we pass no matter what our grade is. Our parents have the option to hold us back or make us go to summer school.