A student must be at least five years of age on or before midnight August 31 of any year to be admitted to kindergarten in the Bellingham Public Schools.
This policy is not applicable to a bonafide transfer pupil from another school district whose entrance regulations are different from the policy of Bellingham Public Schools. 聽However, admission will be refused to pupils who leave Bellingham Public Schools to evade the policy and then return during the same year.
A student must be under the age of 21, except under unique circumstances.
Exceptions
Special exceptions may be made for younger pupils who appear to have the ability or need, or both, to succeed in the educational program. 聽A professional examination shall assess the following:
- Mental ability
- Gross motor skills
- Fine motor skills
- Visual discrimination
- Auditory discrimination
- Emotional/social development
- Language development
The superintendent is directed to develop procedures, including any fees, if necessary, to implement this policy.
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RCW 28A.225.010 Attendance mandatory 鈥 Age 鈥 Exceptions RCW 28A.225.020 School鈥檚 duties upon child鈥檚 failure to attend school RCW 28A.225.160 Qualifications for admission to district鈥檚 schools –聽Fees for preadmission screening RCW 28A.225.220 Adults, children from other districts, agreements for attending school 鈥 Tuition WAC 392-335 Pupils – Uniform Entry Qualifications WAC 392-134-010 Attendance rights of part-time public school students WAC 392-137 Finance 鈥 Nonresident attendance
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