Washington extends emergency graduation waiver for class of 2024

Washington school districts will be able to keep waiving certain graduation requirements for high school students in the class of 2024.

School officials asked the State Board of Education to continue allowing them to waive requirements for the state’s “graduation pathways” for the 2023-2024 school year, citing the lasting impact of COVID-19 on students. Graduation pathways were established in 2019 to give students new avenues to graduate, such as demonstration of technical skills.

The board granted an extension to the emergency waiver on Thursday.

State lawmakers established an emergency waiver program in 2021 to prevent delays in graduating for students impacted by “unforeseen disruptions

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/washington-extends-emergency-graduation-waiver-for-class-of-2024/