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STUDENT ADmISSIONS AND WITHDrAWALclayton county Schools follow all enrollment and withdrawal requirements of State Board rule 160-5-1.28 and all applicablestate and federal authority.I. DEFINITIONS1. Active Duty – the full time duty status in the active uniformed services of the United States of America, including members of the NationalGuard and Reserve on active duty orders, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Sections 1209 and 1211.2. Attend – A student is physically present in the educational programs for which he or she is enrolled.3. case management consultant (cmc) – a consultation by a school social worker or case manager in which a process is used to discoverwhether any transition problems exist and whether any services are necessary for a child placed by the Department of Human Resources(DHR) or Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). This process, as defined in State Board Rule 160-4-8-.17(JGEB), will be utilized each timea DHR – or DJJ placed child enrolls in a new school.4. children of military Families– children enrolled in grades K-12 who reside in the household of an active duty military member.5. Department of Human Services (DHS) – the agency which provides specified services and placement for children who have beenremanded to the physical custody of DHS either temporarily or permanently by a court order or by voluntary agreement, or if the childhas been admitted or placed according to an individualized treatment or service plan of DHS.6. Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) – provides supervision, detention and a wide range of treatment and educational services foryouths referred to DJJ by the Juvenile Courts, and provides assistance or delinquency prevention services for at-risk youths throughcollaborative efforts with other public, private, and community entities.7. Education for Homeless children and youth– Subtitle B of Title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431et seq.) requires each state to ensure that a child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth has equal access to the same free,appropriate public education as provided to other children and youth. In accordance with the Act and State Board rule 160-5-1-.28 (JBC),the term “Homeless Child and Youth” is defined as children who are:a. Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;b. Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations;c. Living in emergency or transitional shelters;d. Abandoned in hospitals; ore. Awaiting foster care placement.f. Moreover, the following children are included in the definition:children who have a primary nighttime residence that is public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regularsleeping accommodation for human beings, children who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings,substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and migratory children who qualify as homeless because theyare living in circumstances described above.8. Emancipated minor – an individual under the age of eighteen who is no longer under the control of authority of his or her parents orguardians by operation or pursuant to a petition filed by the minor with the juvenile court as provided in O.C.G.A. 15-11202. Emancipationby operation of law occurs when a minor is validly married or as otherwise prescribed by law. Emancipation by petition is granted by ajudge in juvenile court after the judge determines emancipation is the best interest of the minor.circumstances described above.9. Enroll – the registration of a student by a parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of a child, (or the studentin the case of an emancipated minor) providing the school system with appropriate documentation. Once enrolled, the child shallbe eligible to attend the assigned school.10. Georgia Department of Education (GADOE) – the state agency charged with the fiscal and administrative management ofcertain aspects of K-12 public education, including the implantation of federal and state mandates subject to supervision andoversight by the State Board of Education.11. Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) – the state agency mandated by O.C.G.A. and 20-14-26 to create auniform performance-based accountability system for K-12 public schools that incorporated both state and federal mandates,including student and school performance standards, and to audit and inspect or cause to be audited and inspected K-12 publicschools, and LEA’s for the purpose of verification, research, analysis, reporting of for other purposes related to the performanceof its powers and duties.12. Grandparent – the parent and/or step-parent of a minor child’s father or mother. This definition remains the same upon death/ortermination of parental rights of the birth parent.13. “In Loco Parentis” – to assume the duties and responsibilities of a parent without a formal legal process.14. Other Person – an adult at least 18 years of age or an emancipated minor at least sixteen years of age residing within theboundaries of the school district who is not the parent or guardian of a child or children but stands in loco parentis.15. residency – the place where the student lives with a parent, guardian, or other person. The student must be an occupant ofthe dwelling located within the school system. Proof of residence in the school district shall be required when a student enrollsand whenever a change of residence occurs, unless the student is homeless. Individuals not legally admitted into the countryshall not be denied a free public education.16. State Board of Education (SBOE) – the authority which defines education policy for public K-12 educational agencies in Georgia.17. Withdraw – the removal of a student from the official roll of a school.18. Withdrawal Code – an official signifying the reason a student has been withdrawn from school.18