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- 4040 - Adaptive Physical Education
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- 5000 - Students
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- 5130 - Attendance
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- 5133.2 - Registration of #1305 (Foster) Children
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- 1 - All Personnel
- 6010 - Application Procedures and Employment Requirements of All Personnel
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- 6013 - Work Schedule for 12 Month Employees as a Result of Inclement Weather
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- 6019.1 - Family and Medical Leave
- 6020 - Employment Conditions
- 6020.1 - Staff Dress Code Guidelines
- 6021 - Procedure for Employee Leave Requests and Employee Leave Utilization
- 6022 - Smoking Regulations Policy
- 6023 - Prohibition of Discriminatory Conduct
- 6024 - Drug-Free Workplace
- 6024.1 - Alcohol and Controlled Substances for Covered Drivers
- 6025 - Tuberculosis Testing Policy
- 6026 - Non-Discrimination on Basis of Handicap / Disability
- 6027 - Compliant Procedure for Discrimination on the Basis of Disability
- 6028 - Post-Season Compensation for Coaches
- 6029 - Use of Wireless Devices by Employees
- 2 - Professional Personnel
- 3 - Employment of Classified Personnel
- 1 - All Personnel
- 7000 - Community Relations
- 7110 - Public Information Program
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- 7112 - Public Complaints
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#5180
SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17109
POLICY
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
The board will acknowledge each student’s successful completion of the instructional program appropriate to the student’s interests and needs by awarding a diploma at the ceremony of graduation.
The student’s graduation from high school signifies the student’s fulfillment of the high school graduation requirements set by state law and board policy.
The board shall award a regular high school diploma to every student enrolled in this district who meets the requirements of graduation established by the board and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Students who meet the requirements of the scholar’s program shall receive a Distinguished Scholar’s Diploma. Students who meet the requirements of the Hanna Cyber Academy shall receive a Hanna Cyber Academy diploma.
The board shall approve the planned courses for which credit toward graduation shall be awarded. These written planned courses shall be on file in the district and shall be made available upon request for review by the designated representatives of the Department of Education.
A requirement for graduation shall be the completion of required assessments, work, and studies representing the instructional program assigned to grades 9 through 12, which are aligned to established academic standards.
The board requires that each candidate for graduation shall have earned 25 credits.
A list of all graduating students shall be submitted to the board for its information and release to the public.
Accurate recording of each student’s achievement of academic standards shall be maintained, as required by law and state regulations.
Students shall be informed in writing of graduation requirements they must complete. Periodic warnings shall be issued to students in danger of not fulfilling graduation requirements.
A student who has completed the requirements for graduation shall not be denied a diploma as a disciplinary measure, but the student may be denied participation in the graduation ceremony when personal conduct so warrants. Such exclusion shall be regarded as a school suspension.
Approved by the School Board – May 22, 1972
Amended by the School Board – June 8, 1987
Amended by the School Board – June 20, 1992
Amended by the School Board – February 29, 2000
Amended by the School Board – August 22, 2005
Amended by the School Board – March 23, 2009
Amended by the School Board- April 26, 2010
