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JHD Exclusion and Exemptions from School Attendance

File: JHD
 
EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS FROM SCHOOL ATTENDANCE 

Denial of Admission 

Denial of admission means the withholding of the privilege of enrolling in a school of the District. 
 
The following shall be the grounds for denial of admission to school or for diversion to an appropriate alternative program: 
 
  • Graduation from the twelfth grade of any school or receipt of any document evidencing completion of the equivalent of a secondary curriculum; 
  • Failure to meet the requirements of age for beginning school as fixed by the School Committee as provided in Massachusetts General Laws; 
  • Not being a resident of the District and the District has opted not to participate in the School Choice Law; 
  • Failure to comply with the provisions of the Massachusetts School Entry Immunization Law. 
LEGAL REFS.:  
CROSS REF:
 
 
Adopted: 12/1/2022
 

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