{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-380","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 22.1-380","heading":"Graduation; waivers and exit exams","body":"In order to facilitate the on-time graduation of students, school division administrative officials shall incorporate the following procedures:1. School division administrative officials shall waive specific courses required for graduation if similar coursework has been satisfactorily completed in a local education agency in a sending state or a foreign education agency in a sending country or shall provide reasonable justification for denial of such waiver. Should a waiver not be granted to a student who would qualify to graduate in a sending state or a sending country, the school division shall provide an alternative means of acquiring required coursework so that graduation may occur on time; and2. School division administrative officials shall accept, in lieu of testing requirements for graduation in the Commonwealth, (i) exit or end-of-course exams required for graduation from the sending state or a sending country, (ii) national norm-referenced achievement tests, or (iii) alternative testing acceptable in the Commonwealth.2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.","path":["Title 22.1. Education","Chapter 27. Educational Opportunities for Children of Certain Federal Employees","Article 7. Graduation"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/22.1-380/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:54Z","sha256":"44d542c81af37d285d9207aac6106a7b0e265b4e426ddea56ee0eaa5e488b152","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-379","next":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-381"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}