Palomar College will immediately launch an investigation into allegations that an administrator illegally changed the grades of five students in a foreign language class last summer, President Bob Deegan said. Deegan’s announcement came in response to demands for such an investigation from the faculty senate and the faculty labor union at the two-year community college. Leaders of both faculty groups said that the grades were improved without the authorization or knowledge of the professor who taught the class, which they allege is a violation of Palomar’s grading policies and the state education code. The faculty leaders said they have copies of grade change documents that do not include a required signature from the professor, and instead include the signature of student activities director Bruce Bishop, the administrator accused of improperly changing the grades.

Bishop said that he supports a thorough investigation because such a probe will vindicate him.

“I did change the grades, but I did so with the full authorization of the professor,” said Bishop. “I have e-mails from her that say with no ambiguity that she requested and authorized me to change the grades.”

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