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A student at risk of dropping out of school is any student who, because of his or her individual needs, requires temporary or ongoing intervention in order to achieve in school and to graduate with meaningful options for his or her future.  Students, depending on their degree of flexibility and connectedness to caring adults in the home, in the community, and/or at school, may respond differently to those things frequently cited as barriers, predictors, or indicators of being “at-risk.” 

The following are specific behaviors and characteristics that serve as indicators, predictors, and barriers in identifying students at risk of failure. 

·          Inappropriately medically and/or self-medicated by illegal drugs.

·          Being average or below average for their grade level due to retention attributable to risk factors such as high absence and truancy rates.

·          Showing a lack of effort or interest in academic work.  

·      Showing evidence of physical and/or emotional abuse.

• ·      Showing evidence of physical and/or emotional abuse.

  ·          Having a history of discipline problems leading to suspension,    expulsion, and/or probation. 

  ·          Coming from and/or living in a disadvantaged socioeconomic environment.

  ·          Living in a home situation that does not include at least on parent.

  ·          Being a single parent.

•        ·       Legitimate Illness