Is it true you flunk 7th grade no matter how bad the grades are with child left behind act?

No, that's incorrect. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) did not have a provision that automatically caused students to fail 7th grade regardless of their grades. NCLB focused on improving schools by holding them accountable for student achievement, but it didn't dictate specific grade retention policies at the individual student level. State and local school districts retained the authority to determine promotion and retention policies. While NCLB's emphasis on standardized testing might have indirectly influenced some schools' retention practices, it didn't mandate failing a student simply because of poor grades in 7th grade.