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Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-28-115. Graduation--Testing

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In order to ensure the on-time graduation of a student under this chapter, a receiving district shall:

(1) Waive specific courses that are required for graduation if similar coursework has been satisfactorily completed by a student under the control of another public school or public school district; and

(2) If a waiver for a specific course under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is denied, the receiving district shall provide:

(A) Justification for the denial; and

(B) An alternative means by which the student can complete the required coursework so that the student can graduate on time.

(b)(1) A receiving district shall accept results from:

(A) Exit or end-of-course exams that are required for graduation from the sending district;

(B) National norm-referenced achievement tests; or

(C) Alternative testing.

(2) A sending district shall award and a receiving district shall accept a diploma for a student under this chapter if the student:

(A) Meets the graduation requirements of the sending district;

(B) Transitions to the receiving district at the beginning of or during his or her senior year of high school; and

(C) Is deemed by the receiving district to be ineligible for graduation after all reasonable alternatives under this section have been considered.

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