Youngsters in grades K-8 who do not pass specified courses or who do not pass a specified number of Standards of Learning (SOL) Tests may be required to attend Summer School.
That is the upshot of a series of proposed promotion and retention guidelines that the Halifax County School Board will consider Monday night.
Monday night's meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the second floor public meeting room at the Mary M. Bethune Office Complex in Halifax.
The meeting is open to the public.
Under the proposed guidelines, youngsters in grades K -2, Grade 4, Grade 6, and Grade 7 who do not pass specified core subjects or meet other requirements will attend Summer School on the basis of a recommendation from their classroom teacher.
Students in Grades 3, 5, and 8 will be required to attend Summer School if the fail to pass specified core area subjects or fail specified SOL Tests.
School system officials presented the guidelines to the school board in the form of a recommendation at the board's last meeting on May 10.
At that time, school trustees chose to take a month to examine the proposals more carefully with the idea of taking action on the matter at this month's meeting.
State officials are now requiring all local school systems to adopt a retention and promotion policy with the SOL tests being part of a multi-criteria promotion and retention policy.
School system officials noted when the proposal was aired last month that the school system's goal is to provide remediation for all at risk children and those children that do not meet the requirements for promotion to the next grade level.
The promotion and retentions policy will be just one of several matters that the school board will tackle Monday night.
Another matter of major interest will be employee group healthy insurance.
School system officials will review with school board members proposals received from companies seeking to provide group health insurance coverage for school system employees and make a recommendation on the matter.
In other matters, the school board will consider a proposal concerning computer based math instruction at Halifax County High School, VRS service purchase with pre-tax funds, hear a request for funding of the choreography for the Halifax County High School's varsity cheerleading competition squad and hear the school system's Special Education Annual Plan.
Also Monday night, the school board will hear reports on school safety, Halifax County High School's Peer Mediation Program, and, during the citizens comments portion of the meeting, hear from the Halifax County High School junior varsity girls softball team.
School system officials will also review the school system's monthly financial report with the school board.
And, they will request that a special meeting of the school board be called later this month to review the final 1998-99 school budget figures and payment of the final year end bills.

Inside information from fellow students led to the arrest of several Halifax County High School students on drug and alcohol charges Wednesday morning, the last day of classes at the high school.
Lt. Rick Loftis with the South Boston Police Department said local officers were assisted by Sherwood Forlines and his drug sniffing canine from DOC Camp #23 in arresting five high school students, three of which were scheduled to graduate tonight.
Halifax County High School Principal Larry Clark said the three seniors would "be disciplined in accordance with Halifax County Public School Codes of Student Conduct," but declined to elaborate on whether they would graduate with the rest of their class or how they would be punished.
"This has been communicated to their parents and confirmed by the Halifax County Schools Superintendent Dennis Witt," Clark said.
According to Clark, possessing alcohol or drugs on school property is a Class I offense punishable by suspension.
"Obviously (Wednesday) was a school day, although it was the last day. Does that mean that the discipline code, our governing set of rules, is applicable? Yes, it was school day. But to complicate the matter was the fact that the people involved were seniors, and these people won't be back in September, therefore a variety of alternatives are limited by that fact," he said in an interview Thursday morning.
Investigators began their sweep shortly after 9 a.m. in the Wal-Mart Parking lot across from the high school where they arrested two 16-year-old males, both students, for possession of marijuana.
According to Loftis, one of the youths allegedly had a "joint" (marijuana cigarette) stuck behind his ear, which was spotted by South Boston Investigator B.K. Lovelace, and a small bag of marijuana was allegedly confiscated from the other teen.
Once in the high school parking lot, the drug dog hit on another vehicle, where officers allegedly found a bag of marijuana and a "blunt" marijuana cigarette.
Arrested and charged with possession of marijuana in this instance was 18-year-old Halifax County High School senior Derek Lamar Cunningham of Mason Chapel Road, Alton.
Two 17-year-old Halifax County High School seniors were also arrested that morning in the school parking lot when officers reportedly discovered a cooler containing 28 cans of iced-down beer in the back of their pick-up truck.
Both boys were charged with underage possession of alcohol on school property.
No search was conducted inside the school building, Loftis said.
"We were tipped off by other students in these cases," said Loftis. "I think they're getting pretty well fed up with all the problems that the school has been having with some of the other kids."
Loftis said next year the police department will be working to get students involved with Crime Stoppers, an anonymous hot-line they can use to report illegal activity in the school.
"All of the school officials have been very cooperative, and next year we'll be doing even more of this sort of thing," Loftis said.

Halifax County authorities arrested a local man Wednesday on fugitive warrants stemming from sexual battery charges dating back to February of 1995.
According to reports from the Halifax County Sheriff's Office, Donald Mack Williams Sr., 43, of Johnson Mill Road, Halifax, was extradited from Citrus County, Florida and charged with five counts of sexual battery of a child under the age of 13.
The alleged offenses occurred between February 1, 1995 and June 18, 1998, records indicated.
Warrants charging another man with sexual battery of a child under the age of 13 were served on another man Tuesday.
Sheriff's deputies arrested Raymond Oscor Espinoza, 65, of Nathalie, and charged him with sexual battery.
The alleged offense took place February 16, records indicated.
Sheriff's deputies also served warrants on Antonio O'Shea Smith, 28, of Lynchburg Wednesday on drug charges.
Smith was charged with possessing marijuana last January while he was an inmate at a state correctional facility.
Don Cornelius Sparrow, 19, of Halifax, was arrested Wednesday by Deputy R.E. Redd and charged with possession of a controlled substance.
Phillip Craig Fallen, 19, of Mt. Laurel Road, was arrested Tuesday and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Fallen allegedly borrowed a 1992 Toyota Corolla owned by Dawn Ashley Degeorgis Saturday without her permission.

The Halifax man responsible for severely beating a female guard at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail in Halifax last year was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday in Halifax County Circuit Court.
Circuit Court Judge Charles L. McCormick III sentenced Willard Crawford Hudson, 39, of Meadville Road, Halifax, to 28 years with all but 10 years suspended on the condition of his good behavior for a 28 year period.
Hudson, who will sentenced at a later date for abduction and drug offenses, was found guilty of assaulting Captain Larry W. Fears and investigator Ricky Hicks with the Halifax County Sheriff's Office when they went to arrest him for allegedly beating his girlfriend last January.
Hudson was also found guilty of severely beating D. Lovelace, a female guard at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail in Halifax last August.
Reports indicated that Hudson jumped Lovelace when she opened his cell door August 20.
Lovelace reportedly needed stitches after Hudson beat her with a brass key ring and keys.
A mistrial was declared in a the case against the Halifax teen accused of shooting another youth during the Halifax County Fair last fall.
Marcus Kirby, 18, of Ball Park Loop Road, Halifax, was arrested last October after William J. Walton of Alton was shot in the cheek during an alleged altercation on the fairgrounds.
The small caliber bullet entered Walton's jaw, ricocheted off a tooth, and was swallowed, court records indicated.
Friends reportedly said Walton was shot by an unidentified person during a fight with Christopher Kirby, but Marcus Kirby told investigators that he saw Christopher during the fair and didn't hear of any fight.
Another person later indicated Marcus Kirby was the shooter.
Marcus Kirby pleaded not guilty to malicious wounding of William J. Walton, use of a firearm to commit a felony, possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony, reckless handing of a firearm to endanger William J. Walton, and possession /transport of a handgun by a person under the age of 18.
Kirby's attorney, Alan Gravitt, moved for and was granted a mistrial, but declined to comment on the case.
Court records indicated that attorney Charles Crowder has been appointed to represent Kirby should the case be retried.
In other cases:
· William Anthony Bean, 20, of Swanson Street, Danville, who was found guilty of grand larceny, uttering/forging a sales draft, and conspiracy to commit fraud January 12, was sentenced to 5 years in prison on each of the three counts.
McCormick suspended all but one year and six months of the 15 year sentence on the condition of Bean's good behavior for a 15 year period.
Bean was remanded to jail.
· Carol Connel Hall, 22, of Stagecoach Road, Nathalie, was free to go after McCormick granted a motion by her attorney Bill Watson Jr. to strike the Commonwealth's evidence and charges of animal cruelty were dismissed.
· David Wayne Howerton, 23, of German Creek Road, Alton, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny and grand larceny of personal property belonging to Scott W. Sanford. The grand larceny charge had been amended to include the theft of several guns.
McCormick ruled that he will withhold disposition on the case for 12 months with the understanding that during this 12 month period, Howerton will complete 100 hours of community service.
The case will be reviewed in 12 months, at which time Howerton will either be tried on felony or misdemeanor charges, depending on his conduct for the previous 12 months.
· Tiesha L. Ragsdale, 21, of Daniels Trail, Halifax, pleaded not guilty to forging a check with intent to defraud and was found guilty as charged following a handwriting comparison.
She remains free on bond pending the outcome of her sentencing hearing in September.
· Arthur Alton Sydnor, 56, of White Oak Fork Road, Virgilina, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a felony.
He was found guilty and allowed to remain free on bond until he is sentenced in July.
· Tammy E. Thaxton, 26, of South Boston, was remanded to the Blue Ridge Regional Jail in Halifax after McCormick ruled that she had violated the conditions of her probation and revoked two years of her previously suspended sentence imposed for drug charges.
· Lalita Waller Williams, 35, of the Country Green Apartments in South Boston, pleaded guilty and was found guilty of grand larceny of a check and forgery and uttering.
She remains free on bond pending the outcome of her sentencing hearing in July.
· Michael D. Williams, 28, of Chatham Road, Halifax, was sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison on rape and sodomy charges.
Williams was found guilty last October of raping and sodomizing a Chase City woman in March of 1997.
McCormick sentenced Williams to 20 years on each of the two counts but suspended 12 years of the 40 year sentence on the condition of Williams' good behavior for a 40 year period.
· Roderick Londell Windsor, 27, of Spring Avenue, South Boston, pleaded guilty to three counts of forging a public document, namely fingerprint cards.
Two additional counts of public document forgery and one count of public record uttering were dismissed.
Windsor will remain free on bond pending the outcome of his July sentencing hearing.
· Ledon Antwon Chandler, 19, of Cedar Lake Court, Alexander, pleaded not guilty before a jury Monday to charges of receiving stolen goods and grand larceny of a firearm.
The jury found him guilty of both counts and he was remanded to jail to await sentencing in July.

A South Boston man was injured when he lost control of his vehicle and overturned along Route 96 near Virgilina Wednesday morning.
According to reports from the Virginia State Police, Robert Corbett Wilkerson Jr., 52, of South Boston, was attempting to avoid another vehicle turning into a private driveway along Route 96 one half mile east of Zion Hill Church Loop (Route 762) when he lost control of the 1986 Pontiac he was driving, ran off the left side of the road, struck and embankment and overturned.
Investigating State Trooper D.O. Cooper II charged Wilkerson, who was injured, with reckless driving in the 7:50 a.m. accident.
Damage to the Pontiac was estimated at $1,000.
Earlier in the week a South Boston man escaped injury in a single vehicle accident on Route 58.
Monday at 8:50 a.m., Dennis Allen Burton, 34, of South Boston, lost control of the 1981 GMC tractor trailer he was driving when he attempted to slow down.
The truck ran off the left side of Route 58 three-tenths of a mile west of Cedar Grove Road (Route 708) and overturned, striking a tree.
Investigating State Trooper D.O. Cooper II charged Burton with reckless driving, and estimated the truck sustained $2,000 in damages.

Margaret Black Jones of Cape Charles died Tuesday, June 8, 1999 at her home. She was 79 years of age.
Mrs. Jones was the daughter of the late J. Harold Black and Helen Brammell Black and was married to Henry Seldon Jones Sr. She was a graduate of William & Mary College, a retired teacher for the Northampton County Public Schools, and was a member of Holmes Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Ann Scroggs of Williamsburg and Margaret J. Christian of Cape Charles; two sons, Henry S. Jones Jr. of Cape Charles and James B. Jones of Williamsburg; two sisters, Barbara B. Brown of Midland, TX and Josephine B. Boss of Cheriton; one brother, Joseph G. Black of Cape Charles; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services for Mrs. Jones will be held today, June 11 at 10:30 a.m. at Cape Charles Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Edgar C. Mayse officiating.

Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Cheriton Volunteer Fire Company, Cheriton, VA 23316.

Lynwood Henry Clark, 77, of Clarksville died Wednesday, June 9, 1999 in Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mr. Clark was married to Myrtle West Clark, was a member of Ephesus United Methodist, and retired from the VA Department of Transportation.
Graveside services will be held today, June 11 at 3 p.m. in Ephesus United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Survivors of Mr. Clark include his wife; one daughter, Brenda Clark Conner of Scottsburg; one son, Curtis Ray Clark of Boydton; two brothers, William Clark of Clarksville and Garnett Clark of Chase City; and four grandchildren.

Mable Z. Dabbs of Clover died Saturday, June 5, 1999 at Woodview Nursing Home. She was 91 years of age.
Mrs. Dabbs was born in Halifax County on July 27, 1907.
Survivors include three daughters, Lorean Chesnut of Clover, Cora May Barney of Beacon, NY and Nannie Dabbs of Ossining, NY; two sons, Leroy Dabbs and Sammy Dabbs, both of Peekskill, NY; 37 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dabbs will be held Saturday, June 12 at 2 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Clover with Rev. Vaughan Brayboy Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Morton Family Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the home, 1087 Stith Lane, Clover.

Kevin Wayne Hatcher of 1230 Guill Town Road, Scottsburg died Tuesday, June 8, 1999 at Duke University Medical Center. He was 18 years of age at the time of his death.
Mr. Hatcher was born July 6, 1980 in Halifax County the son of Eddie Dean Hatcher and Shelby Heath Hatcher. He was a member of Fork Baptist Church and employed as a fork lift operator at D-Scan.
Graveside services will be held today, June 11 at 3 p.m. at Fork Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Brian Walls officiating.
Survivors of Mr. Hatcher include his parents; paternal grandparents, Robert Sr. and Edna Hatcher of Scottsburg; maternal grandparents, Aubrey and Margie Heath of Scottsburg; maternal great-grandparents, H.J. Heath Sr. and Ruth Heath of Scottsburg; and one brother, Justin Heath Hatcher of Scottsburg.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department EMTs or Halifax County Rescue Squad.

Rosa Elizabeth Green of 2234 Bill Tuck Hwy., South Boston died Tuesday, June 8, 1999 at Duke University Medical Center. She was 71 years of age.
Mrs. Green was born July 7, 1927 in Halifax County the daughter of Melvin B. Conner and Martha Jones Conner and was married to Harold Edward Green Sr.

Funeral services will be held today, June 11 at 11 a.m. at Brooks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rudolph Jacobs officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Survivors of Mrs. Green include one son, Harold E. 'Nookie' Green Jr. of Halifax; four brothers, Melvin J. 'Pete' Conner, John Conner, Dinky Conner, and Sammy Conner, all of South Boston; two sisters, Clara A. 'Bonnie' Conner and Daisy Lee Milam, both of South Boston; one granddaughter, Donna G. Hall; one grandson, Ryan E. Green and one great-grandchild, Amber Clark. She was preceded in death by her husband and one son, Carlton Wayne 'Bill' Green.

Carter Reed Alston, infant son of Dana C. Alston and Carrie Holland Alston of Martinsville, died Wednesday, June 9, 1999 in Roanoke Community Hospital.
Survivors include his parents; one sister, Devyn Alston of the home; maternal grandparents, Pat and Bill Holland of South Boston, and his paternal grandmother, Shirley Alston of Gordonsville.

Graveside services for the infant will be held Sunday, June 13 at 2 p.m. at Zion United Methodist Church in Troy.