Some Indiana lawmakers are making calls to hold back more third graders in hopes of improving literacy.

Scrambling to improve literacy rates among Hoosier students, state lawmakers seem adamant about toughening Indiana’s policy that requires most kids who are deficient in reading to repeat the third grade.

But the proposal has so far been met with skepticism from Hoosier teachers, school officials and education experts who maintain that a more stringent statewide retention law could further inflate classroom sizes and have negative social and emotional effects for students.

The idea has so far been tossed around by Republican legislative leaders, who said the current state law isn’t being implemented effectively.

The latest reading scores showed that one in five Hoosier third graders continue to struggle with foundational reading skills.