ate.District 1 trustee Phelitria Barnes, who teaches at M.B. Smiley High School in the North Forest Independent School District, said her district only recently switched to the “no-pass, no walk policy. Barnes said“Before we had the rule, kids would walk and the family would come to graduation, but they wouldn't come back to pass the test, Barnes said. “Students are given every opportunity to pass it. And when you get into the job market, there are requirements you have to meet. If you don't meet them, you shouldn't pre-