11.   He twice failed a class on parasites.

12.   If the star quarterback suddenly is benched before a Friday night game, it said, everyone will assume the reason is that he is failing a class.

13.   Never an outstanding student, Beaver began to fail his classes.

14.   Ms. Powell, a junior, had spent much of her sophomore year skipping and then failing her classes.

15.   The policy states that public school students who fail a class may not participate in any extracurricular activity.

16.   The Senate proposal does the same, but only the first time a student fails a class.

17.   When a typical student fails a class, the only person affected is himself.

18.   Some parents are getting letters home from school these days, but not because their youngsters are acting up or failing classes.

19.   Well-behaved students were failing morality class, while unruly ones were getting high marks.