CHAPTER 5.00 - STUDENTS

5.05 Requirements For Original Entry

I. Any student who initially enrolls in the District shall be required to have on file with the immunization registry a certification of immunization for those communicable diseases as required by Florida Statutes. Any child who is excluded from participation in the immunization registry must present or have on file with the school such certification of immunization.

A. Students who are under twenty-one (21) years of age and are attending adult education classes shall present certification of immunization for communicable diseases.

B. A transfer student may be granted thirty (30) days to provide documentation of school-entry health and certificate of immunization record.

C. Exceptions may be granted as provided in Florida Statutes.

II. Students in Grades PK-12 who enter Florida public schools for the first time shall present evidence of a health examination within the twelve (12) month period prior to their initial entrance.

A. Any student who was previously enrolled in a Florida school and who seeks admission may be granted thirty (30) days to secure documentation of a school health examination.

B. The Superintendent may grant exceptions to this rule pursuant to Florida Statute.

C. The health examination shall be completed by a health professional who is licensed in Florida or in the state where the examination was performed.

III. Any student who was previously enrolled in an out-of-state public school and who seeks admission to a District school shall be admitted on the basis of admission requirements established in the state in which the student resided prior to moving to the county, except as provided in this rule.

IV. A student entering a District school from a private or nonpublic school shall be assigned to a grade based on placement tests, age, and previous school records.

V. Any student who initially enrolls in the District shall be required to report any previous school expulsions, arrests resulting in a charge and juvenile justice actions the student has had. The District may waive or honor the final order of expulsion or dismissal of a student if an act would have been grounds for expulsion according to the receiving District School Boards Code of Student Conduct.

Statutory Authority: 1001.41; 1001.42, F.S.

Laws Implemented: 1001.43; 1003.01; 1003.21; 1003.22, F.S.

State Board Of Education Rule: 6A-6.024

History:

Adopted: January 14, 1999

Revision Date(s): October 14, 1999, October 7, 2003, November 12, 2019

Formerly: