The applied studies diploma is for students with disabilities and is awarded if those students meet the requirements of their individualized education program, commonly known as an IEP, and other Board of Education requirements, which are not as strict as the advanced studies and standard diplomas.

“Those are conversations that should be happening at the beginning of a student’s high school career and not the end,” Epp said.

Dana Bedden, the superintendent before Jason Kamras, wrote in an email Tuesday: “As previously stated, any issues I was made aware of I attempted to address or I gave directives for those issues to be addressed.” He said he does not want to be contacted regarding “allegations by the current administration.”

Bedden was superintendent in May 2016 when the state started a review of Armstrong High School and its course schedule. The audit was expanded when Kamras took over in early 2018 and the state ultimately found 22 problems with how the district was awarding high school credits.