Can an FES graduate from a Texas high school if he/she has already graduated from high school in his country?
Texas Education Code ยง42.003 (a) states that “students may attend Texas schools if they are 5 years of age or older and under 21 years of age on September 1 of the school year and have not graduated from high school.” If the student has graduated from high school in his home country, the student is not eligible to attend school in Texas. However, districts are cautioned to evaluate the transcripts carefully as some countries have different school systems which may indicate that the student has exited secondary school, but in reality the student has not graduated. Students exit secondary to enter the next tier of schooling. Whereas, the U.S. system has elementary, middle school/junior high, high school, another country could have elementary, secondary, preparatory. The district should evaluate the transcript based on equivalent education.
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