Middle school students who have taken a high school course while in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade may elect to have the course expunged (grade and credit omitted) from the student’s high school records. The high school credit courses available to middle school students include the following:

• Algebra 1
• Geometry
• Algebra II/Trig
• Robotics
• World Languages

Students are not required to repeat a high school-credited course that has been expunged, unless it is a prerequisite and needed to fulfill a graduation requirement. LCPS requires that courses taken in mathematics and world language follow a sequence of courses that include prerequisites and no pre-requisite course may be expunged without repeating.

Course Progressions:

If a high school math course is expunged in 7th or 8th grade, the results will be one of the following:

• Student will retake the course in 8th or 9th grade or,

• Student will retake the course in the summer (if applicable- this would be a discussion with your child's School Counselor and Math teacher)

If a high school world language course is expunged in 7th or 8th grade, the results will be one of the following:

• Student will repeat the course in 8th or 9th grade, or

• Student can switch to a different World Language Elective, or

• Student can switch to a different elective

• Student can retake the course in the summer (if applicable- this would be a discussion with your child's School Counselor and World Language teacher)

If a middle school student receives a grade of “F” in a high school credit bearing course, that grade and course will automatically be expunged by your student’s school counselor. No permission click response needed.

Students do have an opportunity to enroll in summer courses through Virtual Loudoun Online Learning. Summer courses taken following the promotion of 8th grade are not eligible for expungement.

Strong consideration should be given for expunging low grades in credit-bearing courses. Below are some additional examples to consider:

• Grades lower than a B- will equate to less than 3.0 GPA

• Mastered or feel confident with the content? Expunging and repeating gives students an opportunity to increase their understanding of the content and improve the grade

If you wish to expunge the grade for a high school course taken in middle school, the expungement form must be completed through Permission Click. Expungement requests should be submitted to the school counseling department no later than the end of the first quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.

Please note the following:

• If your student is a current sixth or seventh grader, please submit the form to your student's middle school counselor. This link can be found at the bottom of your Middle School Web site and is linked below

• https://permission.click/M6L99/int/NE4/signee-info

• If your student is a current eighth grader, please submit the form on or before the end of the first quarter of the 2024-2025 school year through your student’s home high school link. Please assure you are using the correct link.

• https://permission.click/B1AeA/int/n8Vb/signee-info

• The link above is the expungement form for FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL

• If your student is attending a different high school, please reach out to your student’s school counselor to receive the correct link.

• Courses taken in middle school cannot be expunged after the end of the first quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.

• To successfully meet the prerequisite requirements for course sequencing students may be enrolled in the same course they are expunging for the upcoming school year,

• Example: Algebra 1 is expunged in 8th grade, must repeat Algebra 1 in 9th grade

Please be advised that the decision to expunge a grade is irreversible.

If you have questions, please contact your child's middle school counselor.

Did you know that 1 out of 4 children in Loudoun County are uncertain about their next meal?

JML is proud to partner with the Dulles South Food Pantry/Backpack Buddy Program to provide weekend food bags to participating families. Students opted into this program will confidentially receive a bag each Thursday, deposited directly into their locker/backpack. These weekend bags contain approximately $30 worth of grocery items to include non-perishable breakfasts, dinners, milk, fruit, snacks and other items as available.

If you would like to opt into this program, please contact our family liaison brandi.adams@lcps.org. If you are interested in helping with food insecurity in our community, please consider the many volunteer and donation needs at Dulles South Food Pantry. The Food Pantry accepts volunteers 10 years old and older.

Our Mission

The mission of the Unified Mental Health Team (UMHT) is to promote school-wide mental health initiatives with a multi-tiered system of support. The team is responsible for providing a continuum of prevention and intervention supports and services to address the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of students and to remove barriers to learning in the school environment.

Our Roles

Jennifer Poteat - School Social Worker: Provides mental health support and is the link between the school, student, family and community. Referred by counselor for targeted and intensive interventions

Kristin Holland- School Psychologist: Provides behavioral and mental health support; referred by counselor for targeted and intensive interventions

School Counselors: work with all students on Academic, Career, and Personal Development. Primary Contact for all students.

Joy Jackson- 6th Grade Counselor

Jennifer Nocito- 7th Grade Counselor

Holly Fuhrman- 8th Grade Counselor & Lead Counselor

Ellen Foley- Spectrum & English Language Learners

Blaise Carland- Student Assistant Specialist: Works with at-risk students and those with substance use and/or mental health concerns

Cari Zuckerman- School Nurse: Provides care for acute medical concerns and manages care for chronic conditions at school

Suzie Salgado- Assistant Principal: Provides leadership and support to entire school community, as well as communicate and promote UMHT services and initiatives to the entire school community

Brandi Adams- Family Liaison: Works to bridge the gap between home and school by helping parents get the information and support they need to ensure their child's academic and social success