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Foreign exchange students welcome, but not to graduation
November 2nd, 2009 at Mon, 2nd, 2009 at 1:52 pm by Celeste GraceyAfter a mix up a few years ago, it’s been determined that foreign exchange students can attend classes but aren’t allowed to participate in graduation ceremonies.
The policy was adopted by the Renton School District Board of Directors Oct. 28, and was a proposed recommendation from the Washington State School Directors’ Association.
There are two RCW references. When Scribd is done processing the documents, I’ll have them up as well.
RCW 19.166 International Student Exchange
RCW 28A.300.240 International Student Exchange
(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall annually make available to school districts and approved private schools, from data supplied by the secretary of state, the names of international student exchange visitor placement organizations registered under chapter 19.166 RCW to place students in public schools in the state and a summary of the information the organizations have filed with the secretary of state under chapter 19.166 RCW.
(2) The superintendent shall provide general information and assistance to school districts regarding international student exchange visitors, including, to the extent feasible with available resources, information on the type of visa required for enrollment, how to promote positive educational experiences for visiting exchange students, and how to integrate exchange students into the school environment to benefit the education of both the exchange students and students in the state.
Celeste Gracey Celeste has been the education and communities writer for the Renton Reporter since July 2009. Follow her on Twitter and watch for stories on RentonReporter.com.
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