37-16-7 - Establishment of graduation standards established by district school boards; standard diploma.
§ 37-16-7. Establishment of graduation standards established by district school boards; standard diploma.
(1) Each district school board shall establish standards for graduation from its schools which shall include as a minimum:
(a) Mastery of minimum academic skills as measured by assessments developed and administered by the State Board of Education.
(b) Completion of a minimum number of academic credits, and all other applicable requirements prescribed by the district school board.
(2) A student who meets all requirements prescribed in subsection (1) of this section shall be awarded a standard diploma in a form prescribed by the state board.
(3) The State Board of Education may establish student proficiency standards for promotion to grade levels leading to graduation.
Sources: Laws, 1982, Ex Sess, Ch. 17, § 30(4, 6); Laws, 1987, ch. 446, § 2; Laws, 1999, ch. 421, § 2, eff from and after June 1, 1999 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the amendment of this section.)