FISHERS, Ind. -- A dispute over the grading scale in the Hamilton Southeastern school district has parents concerned that their children's chances of getting into college will be hurt.

Parent Lisa Woolsey said her son wanted to go to Indiana University but couldn't because it takes a 95 percent score to get an A, 6News' Dan Spehler reported.

"His grades are good, they're just not on this scale; they don't look as good as they really are," Woolsey said. "We have an awesome school district, but the grading scale we're asking our children to live up to is hurting them when it comes to college."

The school system implemented the stricter grading scale in hopes students would aspire to higher levels of achievement.

"We all remember when we were in school the traditional scale -- 90 to 100 was an A, 80 to 90 was a B," said Hamilton Southeastern Superintendent Dr. Brian Smith. "A few years ago, we raised that with the idea that we would cause students to work harder to get those grades."

Students who get 84 percent are awarded a C+ in HSE schools, but they get Bs in other schools, such as in Carmel and Lawrence.

"It's frustrating and it's sad because your child is disappointed," Woolsey said.

The grading scale has incensed some parents enough that they are considering switching school districts because of it.

Smith acknowledged that Woolsey has a point that school officials plan to address.

"We need to take a look at this. I think it's a reasonable question, and we're going to do that starting immediately," he said.

The school system will start a task force in the coming weeks to re-examine the grading scale and determine if changes are warranted.