SEMESTER EXAM EXCEMPTION POLICY

STUDENT EXEMPTION POLICY 

All high school and middle school students may be exempt from FIRST and/or SECOND SEMESTER final exams in a class if they meet the following criteria: 

1. A student may be exempt only if they have an “A” in their class. 

2. A student may not have more than three (3) total verified absences and/or truancies. The Student Exemption Policy is valid only for students who meet the criteria mentioned above.  Any student who has a B, C, D, or F is ineligible for exemption in that class. 

Any student suspended is ineligible for exemption during the semester in which the suspension occurred. Student exemptions are completely voluntary. If a student wishes he or she may take an exam in the classes of their choice. 

All absences (except DVAP, school activities, college visits, vo-tech, testing, and administrative), count towards exemption. Guidance will be offered to each student in regard to whether or not it is in their best interest to opt out of an exam from which the student is exempt. The Guidance counselor, in cooperation with the classroom teachers, will advise and counsel students on individual advantages and disadvantages of this option as it pertains to them.