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Siemens, 18, is suing his school district because of what he feels is the unfairness of a process that left him ranked second in his class, leaving a classmate with the highest academic rank--and the coveted honor of valedictorian.
Spring Valley High School, from which Siemens graduated last month, names as its valedictorian the student who had the highest grade point average over the first seven semesters of high school.
And Siemens says a low grade in physics, double-weighted as part of the system, toppled him from the head of his class and denied him the honor he rightly deserves.
Representatives from Siemens' school district, East Ramapo, say the policy is perfectly fair.
"It is applied to all students, and discriminates against no one," said the school district's attorney, Stephen Fromson. "It is a process of longstanding duration and is neither arbitrary nor capricious, as Mr. Siemens has charged."