This case exemplifies the unintended divisive cause and effect dynamic that can occur as a direct result of a seemingly innocuous school board policy modification. A change in school board policy at a local school district in Laredo, Texas, was designed to facilitate the fulfillment of a foreign language requirement for high school students. A by-product of this policy was that a "loophole" was created, which ultimately led to a strategic manipulation of the grade point average calculation procedure by a savvy, high-achieving student. This allowed said student to attain a class rank of Valedictorian as opposed to Salutatorian.