[Gradebook] Flagging Scores to be Non-droppable per student

[thorpejustin]

Problem statement:

Currently when a teacher creates a rule for assignment groups (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-rules-for-an-assignment-group/ta...) there is no way to flag a specific assessment to not be dropped for a specific student. For example, if a student is suspected of academic dishonesty, a professor might now want the rule to apply to that student for that specific exam. This would allow other students to still drop that specific assignment or exam.

Proposed solution:

My proposed solution would be to allow faculty the ability in the gradebook to have a specific assignment or exam not be dropped for a specific student. This could be accomplished in the dropdown menu in the gradebook or an option in the Speedgrader. Allowing this would provide a way for teachers to create rules to drop the lowest scores while still having some students complete certain assignments or exams. This might be beneficial for courses where a specific student need to demonstrate a certain skill set or pass a certain exam.

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admin,instructor,student