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Drop and Add Procedures

Students are permitted to drop and/or add classes on an individual basis. Students will be permitted to drop classes a) when they have been forced to drop because of extended illnesses, and b) when they have been misplaced due to inaccurate testing and recommendations. These requests must be initiated by parent or teacher.

Students who elect a course and find that the course is not meeting their needs may request a schedule change before the end of the second week of the semester. Courses may be added through the second week of a semester.

All schedule change drops after the third week of a semester will be failure drops. This will apply to changes created by failure to keep up with the course, lack of motivation, and other failures on the part of the students which make it impossible for the student to continue with the course. In these cases of approved drop failures, the approval is to permit students to quit attending the class, but the student does receive an "F" for the course, and the "F" will be part of the student's permanent transcript.

Any student who receives a failing grade in a course may repeat the course in summer school or in the following school year with prior course approval by the Academic Vice Principal. Upon completion of the course, the grade received will be recorded with the registering school also noted on the transcript. The original grade (F) will remain as recorded. Exceptions to this policy are at the discretion of the Academic Vice Principal.