Attendance & Exam Exemption Policies

ALL EXCERPTS ARE TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE HANOVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE SECONDARY GRADING HANDBOOK.

Exemptions from examinations will be allowed for following:

Seniors (a student who is a candidate for May graduation):

1. A student must not have grades of less than “B-“ (80%) on each nine-week report period in a given subject to be eligible for exemption in that particular subject. (No nine-week report grade, as recorded on the report card may be less than “B-“ (80%) in the subject for which exemption is sought.)

2. A student must not have more than two violations of the Code of Student Conduct during the school year.

3. A student must not have received an out-of-school suspension during the school year.

4. A student must not be absent in excess of five blocks of instruction for any subject during the school year.

   1. Up to two additional absences may be considered by the principal for college visits, military recruitment visits, or job interviews with appropriate documentation.

   2. Exceptions for chronic or significant medical conditions can be considered by the principal with documentation from a physician or licenses clinical psychologist.

5. Teachers of seniors reserve the right to require all seniors to take exams. Examination requirements shall be clarified at the beginning of the course in the course syllabus.

6. Seniors eligible for exemption may choose to take any of their examinations.

7. The same exemptions apply to students enrolled in a semester course.

Non-Attendance During Examinations

Attendance policies shall be in effect during exams. Students shall not be excused from an examination except for emergencies. Students absent for an exam who do not follow the prescribed procedure for missing an exam due to an excusable circumstance shall be subject to the same disciplinary action as if a regular school day were missed, and a grade of incomplete (I) issued until the disciplinary action is satisfied. Students absent for a portion of an examination period who do not follow the prescribed procedure for missing a portion of a class due to an excusable circumstance shall be subject to the same disciplinary action as if a class were skipped and a grade of incomplete (I) issued until the disciplinary action is satisfied.

Re-Examinations

Only seniors may be permitted to take re-examinations. They may be permitted to take only one re-examination. When a subject is passed by re-examination, the final subject grade shall be recorded at a minimum passing of "D."

(Amended: February 12, 2003, September 9, 2003, May 10, 2016, November 1, 2016, September 2019)