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GRADUATION EXERCISES
No student shall be allowed to participate in commencement exercises until he/she has successfully completed all graduation requirements as prescribed by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). All students completing the requirements for graduation are encouraged to participate in the next commencement exercise following the completion of their classwork. Special Education students must meet all program requirements to receive a certificate of completion and participate in commencement exercises.
Students who complete their work at midterm may graduate at that time, but in doing so shall end their career at the local high school.
Any senior student who is expelled from school and has met the academic requirements for graduation may be denied the right to receive his/her diploma at or participate in formal graduation exercises and in lieu thereof, be given his/her diploma in private.
Revised: October, 2003
Revised: May, 2014
Revised: June, 2014
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:81, 17:2115
Board minutes, 7-1-03, 5-13-14