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9800 - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS FOR VETERANS
The Board of Education recognizes the service provided to the country and the individual sacrifices made by veterans of World War I, World War II, Korean Conflict, and Vietnam Conflict.
Since many of these veterans left high school in order to fight for their country, the Board wishes to recognize their efforts by awarding such persons a high school diploma.
The State Board shall provide for the awarding of high school diplomas, either by the County Board in the county in which the veteran resides or the county in which the veteran would have received his/her diploma, whichever location the veteran chooses.
To be eligible for a diploma, all of the following criteria must be met:
| A. | left high school prior to graduation and served in the armed forces of the United States; | |
| A veteran of the Korean Conflict or the Vietnam Conflict must have been attending high school at the time s/he left prior to graduating and served in the armed forces of the United States. | ||
| B. | did not receive a high school diploma; | |
| C. | the veteran received an honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States; and | |
| D. | completes the application process as provided by the joint rules of the State Board and the veterans’ council; |
The Office of Veterans Affairs will notify veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam Conflict of the availability of the diploma for veterans. This notification will include the application form to receive such diploma.
This application form shall include:
| A. | veteran’s military service and personal information; | |
| B. | high school information including the name of the high school attended and the county in which located, the years attended high school, the year left high school to enter the service, and the year that would have been the graduation year; | |
| C. | the veteran’s preference to receive the diploma from the county of current residence or the county of the high school attended. |
The veteran will return the completed application form to the Director of the Office of Veterans Affairs. Upon verifying the application, the Director of the Office of Veterans Affairs will forward the application to the West Virginia Department of Education.
The West Virginia Department of Education staff will notify the appropriate county of the veteran’s preference to receive the diploma from the county of current residence or the county of the high school attended.
The Board will partner with a local Veterans Affairs Office or other veterans’ organization to provide appropriate ceremonies for veterans receiving this diploma. These ceremonies may be held as part of the County’s high school graduation ceremony or as a separate ceremony.
The diploma to be awarded to veterans through this program is the awarding county’s standard diploma.
WV Code 18-2-34
WV State Board of Education Policy 4355