Middle school students who enroll in and successfully complete high school courses receive high school credit, which counts toward meeting the state prescribed graduation requirements. The course grades become a part of the high school transcript and are included in the student’s grade-point average. Virginia Board of Education Regulation VAC20-131-90C allows parents to request that final grades in credit bearing courses taken in middle school be omitted from the student’s transcript and the student not earn high school credit for the course. Middle school promotion standards require students to pass five courses, including mathematics, language arts, science and social studies, in order to be promoted. Additionally, the expungement of credit-bearing courses in middle school may impact a student’s eligibility for Virginia Beach Middle School League (VBMSL) activities. If the course removed is the first course in a sequence of course(s), i.e., a prerequisite for further courses in that same curricular area, that course must be taken again for credit and completed satisfactorily before the student can be enrolled in any other course(s) in the sequence. We encourage you to discuss this option with your child and your child’s teacher and/or school counselor before making a final decision. If you decide to exercise this option, please fill in the form below and return it to the School Counseling Office of your child’s school on or before July 13, 2023.