Dropping and Withdrawing

Guidelines for Dropping Classes

A student must have guidance and/or administrative authorization and written parental permission in order to drop a class. If a student is allowed to drop a class from his/her program, the following is the result:

If a student drops a course during the:
Within first 22 school days: No Penalty - nothing is recorded.
Day 23 through 45: WP (withdrawn passing) or WF (withdrawn failing) is recorded. Exception: For half credit courses a "WP" or "F" for failure is recorded.*
Day 46 through 68: WP or WF is recorded.
After day 68: WP or F for failure is recorded.*

*Unless there are unusual circumstances, a student who has a passing grade in a class may not withdraw during the terminating quarter of the course.

Request for Pass - Fail Status

With parental/guardian approval, any high school student shall be given the option of taking one elective credit per year to be marked on a pass-fail basis. This may be applied to required physical education credits and to credits other than those required for English, social studies, mathematics, and laboratory science. (The first mathematics and/or science courses taken in high school will be considered required courses.) 

Students should obtain the form for requesting pass-fail from their counselor. Please refer to the Course Offerings Guide for further information.

Withdrawl from School

Students withdrawing from Edison High School during the school year must attend all classes on their last day at Edison High School. This is necessary in order to return textbooks and receive documentation from the teacher of their current academic status.