Wicomico County Public Schools | EFMP FY2025 Wicomico County Board of Education Approval Status Index Code Title: Special Permission to Attend School Outside of the Assigned Attendance Area INS-SCH-PR-010 First Adopted: 02/14/17 Legal Review: 01/23/17 Approved Revisions: 08/21/20 02/14/17 Effective: 08/21/20 02/15/17 Page 2 of 3 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-010 v. Childcare – Pre-Kindergarten through grade 5 only. 1. The parent/guardian in a single parent/guardian home is employed before/during/after the hours of the school day, or 2. Both parents/guardians in a two-parent/-guardian home are both employed/before/during/after the hours of a school day, and the parent/guardian has engaged the services of a childcare facility (babysitting) outside of the assigned attendance area, to care for his/her children during the hours of his/her employment. vi. Other 1. The parent must submit, in writing, a detailed explanation of why their child should be granted special permission. Supporting documentation must be included and deemed sufficient by school administration. 2. Reasons for “other” may not include any of the reasons cited in section “b.” below. b. Disqualifying requests for special permission i. Parent perception of the quality of the school in their assigned attendance area. ii. Closer proximity to after-school activities (school-related or not). iii. Social reasons and/or preferences. c. Special Provisions i. School staff who wish for their child(ren) to attend the school at which they are employed, may request special permission provided the school has capacity as described in section III.B. ii. Homeless children must attend the school of origin. If the parent wishes otherwise, the best interest of the child should be determined according to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 2001, and Guiding the Discussion on School Selection, published by the National Center for Homeless Education at the Southeastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE). iii. Students who transfer from one Wicomico County school to another under the special permission enrollment provision, or any other type of transfer, are ineligible for participation in interscholastic athletics for a period of 365 days from the date of transfer. iv. Non-residents of Wicomico County, who pay tuition to attend Wicomico County Schools, must attend the school to which they are assigned. School assignment is based on enrollment totals. Requests to attend a school other than the one assigned may be considered but will not be the final criteria for determination of the school of enrollment. B. The following reasons for denial of special permission requests are supported by Federal, State and Local laws 1. State-rated capacity/classroom capacity 2. Pre-Kindergarten capacity 78
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