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 School System.

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, as fixed by the School Committee as provided in Massachusetts General Laws.
• Having been expelled during the same school year from the Brockton Public Schools or any school system in the Commonwealth.
• Not being a resident of the School System and the School System has opted not to participate in the School Choice Law.
• Failure to comply with the provisions of the Massachusetts School Entry Immunization Law.