5130 - WITHDRAWAL/DROPOUT FROM SCHOOL

The Board of Education affirms that, while Wisconsin law requires attendance of each student until eighteen (18) years of age, it is in the best interests of both students and the community that all students complete the educational program that will equip them with skills and increase their chances for a successful and fulfilling life beyond the schools.

When a student wishes to withdraw from school, efforts should be made to determine the underlying reasons for withdrawal. District resources should be used, when and as appropriate, to assist students in reaching their career goals and for compliance with compulsory attendance requirements.

No student under the age of eighteen (18) will be permitted to withdraw without the written consent of a parent and the approval of the District Administrator. The withdrawal of any student under the age of eighteen (18) must comply with the requirements for participation in a program leading to the child's high school graduation or leading to a high school equivalency diploma, consistent with State law.

The District Administrator shall develop administrative guidelines for withdrawal from school which:

1. make counseling services available to any student who wishes to withdraw;
2. attempt to satisfy the student’s educational needs through alternative programs such as the G.E.D.;
3. help the student define their own educational life goals and help plan the realization of those goals;
4. inform the student of the Adult Continuation Program;
5. advise students of their right to return prior to their twentieth (20th) birthday or if students with disabilities, until their twenty-first (21st) birthday;
6. assure the timely return of all District-owned supplies and equipment in the possession of the student;
7. establish protocols for 1) reasonable attempts to locate or contact students who have lost contact with the District, but not formally withdrawn; 2) removal of the student from the Wisconsin student enrollment system after exhaustion of step 1.

Revised 12/4/17
T.C. 7/10/25

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