Decision Leaves Iowa Student Diploma-less
A high-achieving Iowa student who was home-schooled for all but the last two years of her education will not graduate from her local high school, or even participate in commencement, because she lacks enough credits for a diploma, the district school board decided last week.
In a case that has focused attention on the dilemmas faced by families who school their children at home, and the related policy questions for school officials, Hannah Eddy, 17, had asked earlier this year for a diploma from Grinnell High School. She has been enrolled at the school for two years and has maintained an A-minus grade point average.
When officials of Grinnell High and the Grinnell-Newburg district made it clear that no student can receive a diploma without the district's required 47 credits, Ms. Eddy asked if she could still take part in the graduation ceremony, or receive some other form of...
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