3140 Release of Resident Students
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A student who resides within the boundaries of the district will be released to attend another school district or enroll for ancillary services, if any, in another district as specified in the parental declaration of intent to provide home-based instruction, provided the other district agrees to accept the student if:
- A financial, educational, safety or health condition affecting the student would be reasonably improved as a result of the transfer;
- Attendance at the school in the nonresident district is more accessible to the parent's place of work or to the location of child care;
- There is some other special hardship or detrimental condition affecting the student or the student's immediate family which would be alleviated as a result of the transfer. Special hardship or detrimental conditions include a student who becomes a resident of the district in mid-year. Such a student may apply for a release to complete the current school year only in their former district of residence, if transferring mid-year would create a special hardship or detrimental condition;
- The purpose of the transfer is for the student to enroll in an online course or online school program offered by an online provider approved under RCW 28A.250.020; or
- The student is a child of a full-time certificated or classified school employee.
In all cases in which a resident student is released, the student or the student's parent(s) will be solely responsible for transportation, except that a student may ride on an established district bus route if the superintendent determines that the district would incur no additional cost.
A parent or guardian will request the release of their child by completing the appropriate district form including the basis for the request and the signature of the superintendent or designee of the school district which the student will attend.
The superintendent will grant or deny the request for release according to the above-stated criteria, and promptly notify the parent in writing of their decision.
If the request is granted, the superintendent will notify the nonresident district and make necessary arrangements for the transfer of student records.
If the request is denied, the superintendent will notify the parent of the right to petition the board, upon five school business days prior notice, for review of the decision and to have a hearing before the board at its next regular meeting. Following the hearing by the board, a final decision will be promptly communicated to the parent in writing.
If the request for release is denied by the board, the written decision will inform the parent or guardian of the right to appeal such decision to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Each school district board of directors annually will inform parents of the district’s interdistrict enrollment options and parental involvement opportunities. Information on interdistrict acceptance policies will be provided to nonresidents on request. Providing online access to the information satisfies the requirements of this policy unless a parent or guardian specifically requests information to be provided in written form.
Legal References:
RCW 28A.225.220 Adults, children from other districts, agreements for attending school – Tuition
RCW 28A.225.225 Applications from nonresident students or students receiving home-based instruction to attend district school – School employees' children – Acceptance and rejection standards – Notification
RCW 28A.225.230 Appeal from certain decisions to deny student's request to attend nonresident district – Procedure
RCW 28A.225.290 Enrollment options information booklet
RCW 28A.225.300 Enrollment options information to parents
ADOPTED: 04/27/1995
REVISED: 8/31/95; 06/25/98; 11/25/03; 3/22/12; 1/26/17 - A financial, educational, safety or health condition affecting the student would be reasonably improved as a result of the transfer;
3000 Policies
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QUALIFICATIONS OF ATTENDANCE AND PLACEMENT
3110 Admission and Attendance
3114 Part-time, Home-based, or Off-Campus Students
3115 Students Experiencing Homelessness: Enrollment Rights and Services
3116 Students in Foster Care
3120 Enrollment
3122 Excused and Unexcused Absences
3123 Withdrawal Prior to Graduation
3124 Removal of Student during School Hours
3125 Release of Student during School Day
3126 Child Custody
3131 District Attendance Area Transfers
3140 Release of Resident Students
3141 Nonresident Students
3142 International Exchange Students
3143 District Notification of Juvenile Offenders
STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
3200 Student Rights and Responsibilities
3205 Sexual Harassment of Students Prohibited
3207 Prohibition of Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying
3210 Nondiscrimination
3211 Gender-Inclusive Schools
3220 Freedom of Expression
3223 Freedom of Assembly
3224 Student Dress
3225 School-Based Threat Assessment
3226 Interviews and Interrogations of Students on School Premises
3230 Student Privacy and Searches
3231 Students Records
3232 Parent and Student Rights in Administration of Surveys Analysis or Evaluations
3235 Protection of Student Personal Information
3240 Student Conduct Expectations and Reasonable Sanctions
3241 Student Discipline
3242 Closed Campus
3243 Student Driving
3244 Prohibition of Corporal Punishment
3245 Students and Telecommunication Devices
3246 Use of Isolation, Restraint and Other Uses of Reasonable Force
STUDENT WELFARE
3410 Student Health
3412 Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
3413 Student Immunization and Life Threatening Conditions
3414 Infectious Diseases
3415 Accommodating Students with Diabetes
3416 Medication at School
3417 Catheterization
3418 Response to Student Injury or Illness
3419 Self-Administration of Asthma and Anaphylaxis Medications
3420 Anaphylaxis Prevention and Response
3421 Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Prevention
3422 Student Sports – Concussion, Head Injury and Sudden Cardiac Arrest
3424 Opioid-Related Overdose Reversal
3432 Emergencies
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
3510 Associated Student Bodies
3515 Student Incentives
3520 Student Fees, Fines, Charges
3530 Student Fund Raising Activities Involving Students