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For students who entered ninth grade before July 1, 2014, boards must
also grant diplomas to students who pass four of the five Ohio
Graduation Tests provided that the students meet certain requirements
regarding a score within ten points of the minimum required, outstanding
attendance, acceptable behavior, and appropriate teacher
recommendations.
For the 2015-2016 school year, districts cannot be required to
administer the required state assessments in an online format but are
instead permitted to administer the assessments in any combination of
online or paper formats. In addition, ODE is to furnish the assessments
at no cost.
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DIPLOMAS FOR
HOME SCHOOLED
STUDENTS
A person who has completed the final year of instruction at home
and has successfully fulfilled the high school curriculum applicable
to that person may be granted a high school diploma by the
person's parent, guardian, or other person having charge or care of
the person.
Beginning July 1, 2015, a home schooled student's diploma must
include either: (1) a certification signed by the superintendent of the
student's district of residence that the student and student's parent
have fully complied with the requirements of state home instruction
law or (2) the official letter of excuse issued by the district
superintendent for the student's final year of home education.
The district superintendent is required to sign any diploma
presented to the superintendent if the student and parent have
complied with the requirements of state home instruction law.
A diploma granted to a home schooled student serves as proof of
the successful completion of that person's applicable high school
curriculum and is satisfactory to fulfill any legal requirement to show
proof of graduation.
For the purposes of an application for employment, a diploma
granted to a home schooled student will be considered proof of
completion of a high school education, regardless of whether the
person to which the diploma was granted took any of the state high
school achievement assessments.
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DIPLOMAS FOR
VETERANS
Boards may adopt policy granting high school diplomas to veterans of
World War II, the Korean Conflict, or the Vietnam War provided those
veterans meet the following criteria:
(1) The veteran either: (a) left a public or nonpublic school located in any
state prior to graduation in order to serve in the armed forces of the
United States; (b) left a public or nonpublic school located in any state
prior to graduation due to family circumstances and subsequently
entered the armed forces of the United States.
(2) The veteran received an honorable discharge from the armed forces
of the United States.
(3) The veteran has not been granted a diploma as provided in section
or of the Revised Code, a diploma of adult education
as provided in section f the Revised Code, or a diploma
under this section.
This opportunity is also extended to any female who left school in order
to support the war effort or to support her family because of the war
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