5111.02 - EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN

Children of an active duty member of the United States armed services shall be entitled to all of the rights and protections afforded under the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (Compact).

The intent of this policy is to minimize the potential challenges to educational success for children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by:

1. facilitating the timely enrollment and placement of children of military families in educational and other school programs and activities;

2. facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families; and

3. providing for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among schools and military families.

A student whose parent is an active duty member of the uniformed services and has been called to duty for, is on leave from, or returned from deployment to a combat zone or combat support posting, shall be granted additional excused absences at the discretion of the Superintendent to visit with his/her parent relative to such leave or deployment of the parent. The additional excused absences granted by the Superintendent, to visit with a parent who has returned from deployment, is only required if the return was within the past thirty (30) days.

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