Exclusions and Exemptions From School Attendance

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;

·        Having been expelled during the same school year from this district or any district in the Commonwealth;

·        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.:     M.G.L. 71:37H 71:37H 1/2; 76:12; 76:12A; 76:12B; 76:16

                             603 CM 26:00

CROSS REFS.:    JEA, Entrance Age

                             JF, School Admissions

                             JFBB, Inter-District School Choice

                             JLCB, Student Immunizations

Reviewed; no revisions 3/3/12

Reviewed; revised: 2/13/24