5150

SCHOOL ADMISSIONS

The district shall provide a public education to all persons between the ages of five and twenty-one who have not received a high school diploma and are entitled to attend school. If such persons reside in the district, they may attend without payment of tuition.

A veteran of any age who has not yet received his/her high school diploma and who shall have served as a member of the armed forces and shall have been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable is eligible to attend school.

A non-veteran under twenty-one years of age who has received a high school diploma shall be permitted to attend school or BOCES upon payment of tuition.

Upon registration, all new students shall be required to present:

        1.     proof of date of birth,

        2.     record of immunizations and a health certificate from a licensed physician, and

        3.     proof of residency.

Cross-ref: 5155, Student Withdrawal From School

Ref: Education Law ''903; 904; 3202; 3208

Public Health Law '2164

Adoption date: January 1,1993

Reviewed on:   February 4, 2003