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Committee backs due-pass recommendation for bill allowing local waiver of graduation course in emergent circumstances
Summary
House Bill 1200 would let local school boards substitute alternate coursework for a required graduation course when a student faces emergent circumstances, supporters said at a Senate Education Committee hearing.
House Bill 1200 would authorize local school boards to allow an alternate course or coursework in place of a required graduation course when a student faces emergent circumstances that prevent completion of the required class. Representative Scott Lausser introduced the bill and described it as a narrowly targeted flexibility measure for rare, severe events.
Dr. Bryants, dean of academics at Bishop Ryan Catholic School in Minot, described the case that prompted the proposal. A senior, Tyanna (last name withheld in testimony), was critically injured in a January 31, 2024 traffic crash and suffered multiple traumatic injuries including a traumatic brain injury; she spent months in a neurorehabilitation…
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