Section 18.02. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Board" means the school board or board of education in charge of the schools of a school district.

(2)  "Course" means study which has the fundamental purpose of developing the knowledge, concepts, and skills in a subject.

(3)  "Credit" means the credit given for successful completion of a school term of study in one course in the high school grades that meets daily for a normal class period or the equivalent established by the board.

(4)  "Department" means the department of public instruction.

(5)  "Equivalent graduation policy" means a board policy which meets the credit requirements specified for each subject area, but which permits selected equivalent courses as long as such courses contain the time allotment and substantially the same objectives to develop the knowledge, concepts, and skills of the course for which an equivalent is proposed.

(6)  "High school diploma" means a document granted by the board to a pupil upon successful completion of a high school program meeting the requirements outlined in this chapter and those requirements established by the board.

(7)  "High school grades" means grades 9 through 12.

(7m)  "Open campus" means a policy of allowing a pupil to leave the school premises during any class period solely because the pupil is not enrolled in a class during that class period.

(8)  "Pupils with exceptional educational interests, needs, or requirements" includes children with exceptional educational needs as defined under s. 115.76 (3) , Stats., gifted and talented children as determined by the board, limited-English speaking pupils as defined under s. 115.955 , Stats., transfer pupils, pupils as provided in s. 118.15 (1) (d) , Stats., and other pupils with unusual circumstances as established by local school board policy.

(9)  "State superintendent" means the superintendent of public instruction for the state of Wisconsin.

(10)  "Transfer pupils" means those pupils transferring during the high school grades from a private school as defined under s. 115.001 (3r) , Stats., from a home-based private educational program as defined under s. 115.001 (3g) , Stats., or from an out-of-state school.

(11)  "Work release" means permitting pupils to leave the school premises solely for employment.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1985, No. 349 , eff. 2-1-85; cr. (7m) and (11), am. (8), Register, July, 1987, No. 379 , eff. 8-1-87; corrections in (10) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2001 No. 550 .