AB 167/216 Graduation for Foster Youth

Council Law No. 167/216 states that if a student transfers to a school district or when transferring from a high school to another high school in 12 years from the end of the second or eleventh term of high school, a school district graduation requirement We allow you to waive.

After completing a two-year high school diploma, Foster Youth, located in several schools, can graduate in at least 130 units of state. This will greatly reduce the number of courses and units required for graduation. This bill also stipulates that they should be required to do so if students are able to complete the course / unit.

Yes, among youngsters who received foster parents and probationary supervision, if they are transferred after graduation from high school second grader and can not complete the local graduation requirements sufficiently at the end of the high school, graduation and diploma of AB 167 / AB 216 You are entitled to receive. Grade AB 167 (2009) is the first legislative bill to enact the law, AB 216 (2013) is the second legislative bill to clarify the law. California state has set the minimum high school graduation standard of the state school district. However, the school district has flexibility in additional courses, and students need to graduate from high school. High school Riko who is forced to move to another school district after the second grader of high school has a requirement to graduate further in the new school and there is little time to finish these courses to graduate with other students There is.

Careful consideration should be given before graduation under AB 167/216 to ensure that young people acquire the necessary academic ability to pursue higher education and professional goals. Graduation based on AB 167/216 may not meet the requirements of a four-year university. According to AB 167/216, only ERH or 18 year old children can graduate. Yes, Riko who has the ability to meet local graduation requirements for that year has the right to continue high school for 5 years. Schools need to notify students that they are entitled to continue the school for five years to meet the local graduation requirements as well as notify the student's eligibility, potential for influence on university entrance .