JECA: Admission of Resident Students

Code: JECA

Adopted: 1/04/07

Revised/Readopted: 6/09/10; 8/14/13; 6/13/18; 9/28/22

Orig. Code: JECA

Resident students may be admitted under the following conditions:

1. A school-age student who lives within the district attendance area between the ages of 5 and 19 shall be allowed to attend school without paying tuition.
2. A student who turns 19 years of age during the school year shall continue to be eligible for a free and appropriate public education for the remainder of the school year.
3. The Board may admit an otherwise eligible student who is not receiving special education and who has not yet attained 21 years of age prior to the beginning of the current school year if the student is shown to be in need of additional education in order to receive a diploma or a modified diploma. This student may attend school without paying tuition for the remainder of the school year.
4. The Board shall admit an otherwise eligible student who has not yet attained age 21 prior to the beginning of the current school year if the student is receiving special education services and:
   • Has not yet received a regular high school diploma; or
   • Has received a modified diploma, an extended diploma or an alternative certificate.
5. Students whose parent or guardian voluntarily placed the child outside the child’s home with a public or private agency and who is living in a licensed, certified or approved substitute care program, and whose residence is established pursuant to Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 339.134.
6. Students who are military children^[1] are considered resident of the district, if the district is the district of military residence^[2] for the military child. Parents of military students must provide proof of residency within 10 days after the date of military transfer or pending transfer indicated on the official military order.
7. The Board will deny regular school admission to a student who has become a resident student and who is under expulsion from another district for reasons other than a weapons policy violation.
8. The Board shall deny, for at least one calendar year from the date of the expulsion, regular school admission to a student who has become a resident student and who is under expulsion from another district for a weapons policy violation.
9. The Board will not provide alternative programs of instruction to a student expelled for a weapons policy violation.