Brockton Public Schools

School Committee Policy

EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS FROM SCHOOL ATTENDANCE - JHD

Denial of Admission

Denial of admission means the withholding of the privilege of enrolling in a school of the Brockton Public Schools.

The following shall be the grounds for denial of admission to school or 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 by a student who has reached the age of six years at a time after the beginning of the school year, as fixed by the School Committee as provided in Massachusetts General Laws;
• Not being a resident of Brockton Public Schools and the Brockton Public Schools has opted not to participate in the School Choice Law;
• Failure to comply with the provisions of the Massachusetts School Entry Immunization Law.

APPROVED: June 4, 2019

LEGAL REFS: M.G.L. 71:37H; 76:12; 76:12A; 76:12B
603 CMR 26:00