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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s fine if you want your child to participate in service, but mandatory for graduation seems extreme. I live in another state and my sons needed service hours for National Honor Society, but that was a club and they could choose to accept the policy or quit.[/quote]

+1. If school districts want kids to learn about volunteering, then integrate it into the curriculum. Requiring it for graduation is overreach. I find it unlikely that individual schools in MCPS would actually withhold diplomas due to this requirement. I'd like to see an audit. How many kids / families just make their service experience up and turn in the form?[/quote]

Starting in middle school, it is built into the curriculum; at least one class in each grade level allows you to earn SSL hours. You can even start earning these hours the summer before 6th grade.

But to answer OP's question, he will not graduate without those additional 20 hours; but the school will work with him to make sure he gets them.[/quote]

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