Student Promotion and Retention Policies: Legal Considerations.

Walden, John C.; Gamble, Lanny R.

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ERIC Number: EJ331366

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Student Promotion and Retention Policies: Legal Considerations.

Walden, John C.; Gamble, Lanny R.

Journal of Law and Education, v14 n4 p609-23 Oct 1985

Student promotion or retention is determined by various criteria: grades, student performance, competency tests, attendance records, and conduct. Representative court decisions bearing on each of the criteria are discussed, and guidelines for the development of promotion and retention policy are outlined. (MD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, Grading, Guidelines, Student Behavior, Student Promotion, Students, Tests

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Language: English

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