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 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 by a student who has reached the age of six years at a time after the beginning of the school year, 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.
SOURCE: MASC (October 2016)
LEGAL REFS.: M.G.L. 71:37H; 76:12; 76:12A; 76:12B; 603 CMR 26:00
Read, revised, approved: November 15, 2018 [Policy Subcommittee]
Approved: November 27, 2018 [School Committee]