Parents encouraged to register new students right away
Press release from Alachua County Public Schools
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Although the school year doesn’t start again for students until August 12, Alachua County Public Schools is urging parents to register their children now rather than waiting until just before or just after school starts.
The advice is aimed at the families of students who will be entering an Alachua County public school for the first time and those who have moved or will be moving to a new school zone within the district. Those students can be registered at local schools during the summer, Mondays through Thursdays.
“Summer is the best time for families to register students for school,” said Jackie Johnson, the district’s director of communications. “School staff have more time to help families who need assistance, and the wait time is much shorter than it will be as we get closer to the start of school.”
District and school staff are hoping to reduce the last-minute registrations that make preparations for the upcoming school year more difficult. Without accurate information on the number of students who will be attending a school, what grades they’re in, and what courses and services they’ll need, scheduling and hiring are much more complicated.
Other disadvantages of late registration include delays in starting class and fewer course options, particularly in middle and high schools.
If a child will be entering an Alachua County Public School for the first time, parents should go to their zoned school with documents including the child’s birth certificate, proof of a recent physical, proof of immunizations, and two proofs of primary residence.
State law says schools must ask for a child’s Social Security card, but a card is not required for registration. Records from previous schools are useful but not required.
For those who have moved to a different school zone within the county, they’ll need to take just the two proofs of residence to the new school.
More information about enrolling in school, including the online registration form, is available at www.sbac.edu/enrollment.
Parents who aren’t sure which school their child is zoned for or who need more information can visit the district’s website at www.sbac.edu, contact the district’s zoning office at (352) 955-7700, or email zoning@gm.sbac.edu.
Good Luck with that–a request that is as old as time!
Contrary to what the school board says, “proof of immunizations” is not required. Exemptions are easy. Don’t let ignorant haters and governments discourage you.
Question: Why should we have to have religious beliefs to use our common sense and avoid poisons?
Answer: We don’t actually. The way the Constitution is written, any personal belief is your religious belief.
Further discussion: Also Title 7 accounts for this. Anyone— an atheist, agnostic, Muslim, Hindu, etc— anyone can hold a deeply (or sincerely) held individual religious belief. Again, it is the words used that are important in these Title 7 requests. There are certain key words and certain disallowed words to use.
As quoted from https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/1605.1:
“§ 1605.1 “Religious” nature of a practice or belief.
In most cases whether or not a practice or belief is religious is not at issue. However, in those cases in which the issue does exist, the Commission will define religious practices to include moral or ethical beliefs as to what is right and wrong which are sincerely held with the strength of traditional religious views. This standard was developed in United States v. Seeger, 380 U.S. 163 (1965) and Welsh v. United States, 398 U.S. 333 (1970). The Commission has consistently applied this standard in its decisions. 1 The fact that no religious group espouses such beliefs or the fact that the religious group to which the individual professes to belong may not accept such belief will not determine whether the belief is a religious belief of the employee or prospective employee. The phrase “religious practice” as used in these Guidelines includes both religious observances and practices, as stated in section 701(j), 42 U.S.C. 2000e(j).
1 See CD 76–104 (1976), CCH ¶ 6500; CD 71–2620 (1971), CCH ¶ 6283; CD 71–779 (1970), CCH ¶ 6180.”
Also, see this website: https://nps.edu/web/eeo/religious-belief-vs.-personal-belief
(‘Commission’ is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. EEOC.)
Furthermore, it is wise not to use the word “personal” in regard to your belief. Instead use “deeply held or sincerely held religious [moral or ethical] belief.”
This goes for any employment as well as all children attending schools.
DO NOT BE BULLIED!!!!! And do not poison your children!
The down voters are obviously vaccine enthusiast, which is ok. But do not mandate your beliefs on others. Everything I stated has legal precedent to back it up.
I think there will be a significant need for Spanish speaking teachers and basic English tutors. Maybe some Gainesville people can volunteer
It is my understanding that there are three ESOL schools for LEP students. They have the Language Line Services to interpret dozens of languages besides English and Spanish. I have my child in the system, and I heard from other parents that they are receiving documentation in their languages. They have some improvement on that. I saw a few vacancies for ESOL teachers and paraprofessionals.
Yep! I also don’t really think it is fair that teachers are responsible for teaching a child English in addition to their current duties.
Is English being taught or Ebonics?