5111 - ADMISSION TO THE CORPORATION
Students who qualify for admission to Corporation schools, in accordance with School Board Policy 5111, shall be accepted when the following documents have been submitted:
a birth certificate or other appropriate documentary evidence
court orders or placement papers, if applicable
proof of residency which may consist of a deed, building permit, rental agreement, tax statement, or completion of Form 5111 F2b
If a birth certificate is not available, proof of parental custody or guardianship is required. If custody has been established by the courts, a copy of the court order must be submitted. If such verification is not received within thirty (30) days or the document appears to be inaccurate or suspicious, the principal shall notify the Superintendent who shall notify the local law enforcement agency.
Students without appropriate records will be admitted under temporary enrollment for a period of thirty (30) calendar days, unless extended by the principal. Parents are to be so informed at the time of admission.
The sending school shall be contacted within three (3) school days of the student's entry into the school and requested to send all appropriate records.
If the school indicates no record of the student's attendance, or the records are not received within fourteen (14) days of the date of request, or if the student does not present a certification of birth or other documentary evidence, the Superintendent shall immediately notify the law enforcement agency where the student resided and the local law enforcement agency that s/he may be a missing child.
Immunization requirements are to be in accordance with AG 5320.
High school students transferring from another school corporation must submit an official transcript from the sending school in order for the student to receive credit for course work. Report cards will not be considered sufficient evidence for granting credit toward graduation.
Determination of Legal Settlement
Criterion #1 If the student lives with parents and is under eighteen (18) or over eighteen (18) but not emancipated, the legal settlement is the School Corporation where the student's parents reside as defined in I.C. 20-8.1-6.1-1(b).
Criterion #2 If the student lives separately from parents and is over eighteen (18) or under eighteen (18) but emancipated, then the legal settlement is the student's address.
Criterion #3 If the student lives with a divorced or separated parent, the legal settlement is the address of the custodial parent unless the custodial and noncustodial parent have completed the form from the Department of Education which allows the student to attend school in the Corporation in which the noncustodial parent has legal settlement. (See I.C. 20-8.1-6.1-2(c))
Criterion #4 If the student lives with a person because the parents are residing outside the United States due to educational or business pursuits and maintain no permanent home in the United States and have officially place the student in the home of the person, the legal settlement is the address of the person with whom the student lives.
If legal settlement cannot be determined by using any of the above criteria and the student is being supported by, cared for by, and living with another person, the student's legal settlement is the address of the person with whom the student lives, except where the parent is able to support the child but has placed him/her with the other person primarily for the purpose of attending school in this Corporation.
If the legal settlement is in dispute, the person with whom the student lives must be appointed the student's legal guardian before s/he will be accepted for enrollment in this Corporation. If the assignment of legal guardianship is solely for the purpose of making it possible for the student to go to school in this Corporation, the student's legal settlement will still be considered to be outside this Corporation.
If there is a dispute concerning residency or legal guardianship, the student will be enrolled pending settlement of the dispute.