SERIES 5000: STUDENTS, CURRICULUM, AND ACADEMIC MATTERS
5300 Student Enrollment, Attendance, and Records
5303 Student Enrollment and Withdrawal
A. Student Enrollment
A District will enroll a student who is:
- a legal resident of the District or otherwise entitled by Michigan law to enroll in the District;
- under court jurisdiction and is placed in foster care if the Department of Health and Human Services or a child placing agency determines that the child should be enrolled in the District, regardless of residency;
- eligible to enroll as a schools-of-choice student under these Policies and Michigan law;
- the resident of another district with the consent of the resident district if, in the Superintendent’s discretion, the student should be enrolled;
- the resident of another district as permitted and authorized by law if, in the Superintendent’s discretion, the student should be enrolled;
- homeless, if the student has a right to enroll in the District pursuant to applicable law and Policy 5307;
- the child of a custodial parent/guardian assigned to active duty military service if the child’s noncustodial parent/guardian or person serving in loco parentis for the child resides in the District and the child’s custodial parent/guardian has provided a legally valid power of attorney;
- approved as a foreign exchange student pursuant to Policy 5306;
- a legal resident of a district that has contracted with the District for the student’s educational services; or
- legally entitled to attend the District on a part-time basis.
The District may independently verify a student’s residency status or eligibility for enrollment.
A person enrolling a student must provide the following within 30 calendar days after enrollment:
- a copy of the student’s birth certificate; or
- other reliable proof of the student’s identity and age and an affidavit explaining the inability to produce a copy of the student’s birth certificate.
If the required documentation is not timely provided, the District will, after providing 30 calendar days’ notice to the person enrolling the student, refer the matter to local law enforcement. The District will immediately report to law enforcement any affidavit that appears inaccurate or suspicious.
As a condition of enrollment, a person enrolling a student must provide documentation of the student’s required immunizations or a valid immunization waiver pursuant to Policy 5713. Failure to submit the required documentation will result in the student’s exclusion from school.
Within 14 calendar days after a transfer student enrolls, the building principal or designee must send a written request to the student’s previous school requesting a copy of the student’s school record.
A student who is or will be 20 years old on September 1 of the school year, or who has earned a high school diploma or GED, may not enroll in or continue to attend school in the District, except for a student with a disability, a student enrolling in an approved adult education or dropout recovery program, or when otherwise required by law.
Except for a student with a disability or a student enrolling in an approved early childhood program, a student who will not be 5 years old on December 1 of the school year may not enroll in or attend school in the District without the Superintendent’s express written permission. See Policy 5302 for more information on kindergarten enrollment.
A student’s placement, including building assignment and grade level, will be determined pursuant to Policy 5411.
B. Student Withdrawal
The District will disenroll a student upon receipt of either written notice from a parent/guardian of intent to withdraw or a records request from another school. If at the time of receipt of a notice of disenrollment there are pending disciplinary proceedings against the student involving potential suspension or expulsion, the District may elect to complete those proceedings.
Legal authority: MCL 380.1135, 380.1147, 380.1148, 380.1148a
Date adopted: 08/09/2021
Date revised:
