Qualifying Pupils for Program for Children at Risk Clause Samples

Qualifying Pupils for Program for Children at Risk. Wis. Stat. § 118.15(1)(b) allows a child at risk, as defined in Wis. Stat. § 118.153(1)(a), aged 16 or over, upon his/her request of the school board and written approval of the pupil’s parent or guardian, to attend the district technical college day program which meets the requirements of Wis. Stat. § 118.33 and participation in which will lead to the pupil’s high school graduation. Pupils admitted to the Program for Children at Risk must be in grades 9 through 12 who are at risk of not graduating from high school because they are dropouts as defined under Wis. Stat. § 118.153(1)(b) or meet two or more of the following criteria: a. One or more years behind their age group in the number of high school credits attained. b. Two or more years behind their age group in basic skill levels. c. Habitual truants, as defined in Wis. Stat. § 118.16(1)(a).