With written permission from the parent, guardian or custodian, a student may be exempt from a teacher-made exam if he/she:
Misses no more than six class periods AND has no more than 3 tardies per semester with an “A” average.
Misses no more than four class periods AND has no more than 3 tardies per semester with a “B” average.
Misses no more than three class periods AND has no more than 3 tardies per semester with a “C” average.
Misses no more than two class periods AND has no more than 3 tardies per semester with a “D” average.
Any student that qualifies for exam exemption may choose to take the exam.
School-related absences will not count against a student’s exam exemption.
A student’s privilege to be exempted under this policy will be forfeited if the student has been assigned to In-School Suspension and/or Out-of-School Suspension for disciplinary actions.
Teacher-made tests do not include any developed and administered by NCDPI (i.e. EOC, CTE, field tests, etc.), or any AP exams.
Students enrolled in AP courses will still be required to take the AP exam.
Students will be counted absent during class periods for which they are exempt if they do not attend school for state reporting purposes and safety.
The days students are listed as 1D (absent due to COVID) will not count against them in the exam exemption policy this year.