158.140 Admission to high school -- Promotion -- Classification -- High school diploma -- Vocational certificate of completion. - Kentucky Statutes

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158.140 Admission to high school -- Promotion -- Classification -- High school diploma -- Vocational certificate of completion. (1) When a pupil in any public elementary school or any approved private or parochial school completes the prescribed elementary program of studies, he is entitled to a
certificate of completion signed by the teacher or teachers under whom the program
was completed. The certificate shall entitle the pupil to admission into any public
high school. Any promotions or credits earned in attendance in any approved public
school are valid in any other public school to which a pupil may go, but the
superintendent or principal of a school, as the case may be, may assign the pupil to
the class or grade to which the pupil is best suited. In case a pupil transfers from the
school of one (1) district to the school of another district, an assignment to a lower
grade or course shall not be made until the pupil has demonstrated that he is not
suited for the work in the grade or course to which he has been promoted. (2) Upon successful completion of all state and local board requirements, the student shall receive a diploma indicating graduation from high school. (3) (a) The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, located at Western Kentucky University, may award a diploma to any student who
completes his or her high school program at the academy. If the academy
issues a diploma, the board of regents of the university shall provide to the
commissioner of education a letter of assurance that the program of study
completed by its students, in combination with previously earned secondary
credits, meets the minimum high school graduation requirements established
by the Kentucky Board of Education under KRS 156.160(1)(d). (b) A local school district may award a joint diploma with the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky to any student who was enrolled in a
district high school and completed his or her high school program at the
academy. (c) The academy and the home school district shall ensure that student transcripts from each institution accurately reflect the dual credit coursework. (4) A local school board may award a diploma indicating graduation from high school to any student posthumously with the high school class the student was expected to
graduate. (5) (a) A local board of education shall award an authentic high school diploma to an honorably discharged veteran who did not complete high school prior to being
inducted into the United States Armed Forces during:
1. World War II, as defined in KRS 40.010; 2. The Korean conflict, as defined in KRS 40.010; or 3. The Vietnam War. As used in this paragraph, "Vietnam War" means the
period beginning August 5, 1964, and ending May 7, 1975. However,
for a member of the United States Armed Forces serving in Vietnam
prior to August 5, 1964, the period shall begin February 28, 1961. (b) Upon recommendation of the commissioner, the Kentucky Board of Education in consultation with the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish the guidelines for
awarding the authentic diplomas referred to in paragraph (a) of this
subsection. (6) The Department of Education shall establish the requirements for a vocational certificate of completion. A student who has returned to school after dropping out
shall receive counseling concerning the vocational program. A student who has
completed the requirements established for a vocational program shall receive a
vocational certificate of completion specifying the areas of competence. Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 26, effective July 15, 2008. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 54, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005; and ch. 53, sec. 1, effective
June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. --
Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1998
Ky. Acts ch. 598, sec. 10, effective April 14, 1998. -- Repealed and reenacted 1990
Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 400, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts
ch. 224, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1,
effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4363-5. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2008). A reference to "KRS 156.160(1)(c)" in subsection (3)(a) of this statute, as amended by 2008 Ky. Acts
ch. 134, sec. 26, has been changed in codification to "KRS 156.160(1)(d)" by the
Reviser of Statutes under the authority of KRS 7.136(1) to reflect the insertion of a
new paragraph in KRS 156.160(1) and change in the designation of succeeding
paragraphs in 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 1.