Policy
M
5130 WITHDRAWAL FROM SCHOOL
The Board
of Education believes that the educational goals of this district are best
implemented by a pupil's exposure to the entire educational program and that
every pupil enrolled in this district should be encouraged to complete the
program of instruction appropriate to his/her needs. No pupil below the age of sixteen will be
permitted to withdraw from school.
The
Superintendent shall alert teaching staff members to identify those pupils who
may consider eighth grade graduation the termination of their education. Any pupil who indicates that he/she may drop
out of school before entry to the ninth grade should be reported to the
Building Principal and be provided with counseling.
The Board
directs that efforts be made to determine the underlying reason for a pupil's
decision to withdraw from school before the completion of the instructional
program. A potential dropout pupil will
be offered counseling and an opportunity to plan an instructional program
appropriate to his/her career goals. No
pupil under the age of eighteen will be permitted to withdraw without the
written consent of the pupil's parent(s) or legal guardian(s).
Counseling
services and information regarding high school equivalency programs will be
made available to any pupil sixteen years of age or older who decides to
withdraw from school before completion of the requirements for a diploma. A pupil who has withdrawn from school may
apply for readmission at any time prior to his/her twentieth birthday, provided
application for readmission is made at the beginning of a school term.
Adopted: