AR 5117

Students

 

Intradistrict Attendance

 

Interdistrict Attendance Agreements

 

The Superintendent or designee may approve interdistrict attendance permits for the following reasons:

 

1.         To meet the child care needs of a student  (Education Code 46601.5)

 

            Such students may be allowed to continue to attend district schools only as long as they continue to use a child care         provider within district boundaries. 

 

2.         To meet a child's special mental or physical health needs as certified by a physician, school psychologist or other            appropriate school personnel

 

3.         When a student has a sibling(s) attending school in the receiving district, to avoid splitting the family's attendance

 

4.         To allow a student to complete a school year when his/her parents/guardians have moved out of the district during that      year

 

5.         To allow students to remain with a class graduating that year from an   elementary, junior or senior high school

 

6.         To let seniors attend the same school they attended as juniors, even if their families moved out of the district during the       junior year

 

7.         When the parent/guardian provides written evidence that the family will be moving to the district in the immediate future       and would like the student to start the year in the district

 

8.         When a student will be living out of the district only for one year or less

 

9.         When recommended by the School Attendance Review Board or by county child welfare, probation or social service            agency staff in documented cases of serious home or community problems which make it inadvisable for the student to        attend the school of residence

 

10.       When there is valid interest in a particular educational program not offered in the district of residence

 

11.       To provide a change in school environment for reasons of personal and social adjustment

 

Interdistrict attendance permits or applications shall not be required for students enrolling in a regional occupational center or program.  (Education Code 52317)

 

Every interdistrict attendance permit shall stipulate the terms and conditions under which the permit may be revoked.  (Education Code 46600) 

 

The Superintendent or designee may deny initial requests for interdistrict attendance agreements if the school's facilities are overcrowded at the relevant grade level and based on other considerations that are not arbitrary.  However, once a student is admitted based on child care needs, his/her continued attendance may not be denied because of overcrowding.

 

The Superintendent or designee shall notify parents/guardians of a student who is denied interdistrict attendance regarding the process for appeal to the County Board of Education as specified in Education Code 46601.

 

Students who are under consideration for expulsion or who have been expelled may not appeal interdistrict attendance denials or decisions while expulsion proceedings are pending, or during the term of the expulsion.  (Education Code 46601)

 

 

Adopted:  2/10/99

Revised:  5/10/06