Education Code section 56391

An individual with exceptional needs who meets the criteria for a certificate or document described in Section 56390 shall be eligible to participate in any graduation ceremony and any school activity related to graduation in which a pupil of similar age without disabilities would be eligible to participate. The right to participate in graduation ceremonies does not equate a certificate or document described in Section 56390 with a regular high school diploma.

Source: Section 56391, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=56391. (updated Oct. 11, 2001; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/education_code_section_56391

Original Source: Section 56391, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=56391. (last accessed May 12, 2025).