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Some schools under the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board have already made their graduation ceremonies more inclusive in recent years. A vote by trustees next month could make wider participation at the ceremonies a requirement across all schools.Posted: Mar 12, 2024 10:19 AM EDT | Last Updated: March 12
She points out that while most people may think of graduating as receiving a high school diploma, there are two other certificates students can receive: an Ontario Secondary School Certificate, which can be awarded to students who have met about half of the required 30 credits needed to receive their diploma; and a Certificate of Accomplishment, which may be awarded to those in special education programs that are more focused on developing life skills.Ottawa Morning.
The new policy would leave it up to a school's principal to decide which awards, if any, are handed out at the ceremony, board spokesperson Diane Pernari wrote in an email to CBC.OCDSB proposes more ‘inclusive’ graduations for those who don’t pass When it comes to awards, a spring convocation poses logistical challenges for determining who should receive them, said Tasha Ausman, a professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Education.
On the other hand, "I've heard from some parents who say, 'Well, my child worked very hard to graduate and if we're letting students who didn't work as hard walk the stage, does that somehow devalue the accomplishment that my child has gone through?'""I don't think that's the case," she said. "I think everybody who gets to the end of a high school journey has worked very hard.
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