Section 5-E2000. GENERAL ADMISSION POLICY

 

2000.1Each person seeking admission to the schools and programs of the D.C. Public Schools must satisfactorily meet all residency, academic, age, immunization, tuition, and other eligibility prerequisites for the school or program to which the person seeks admission as set forth in the Code of Laws of the District of Columbia and the rules of the Board of Education.

 

2000.2[REPEALED].

 

2000.3An adult student who is a resident of the District of Columbia shall be eligible for free instruction in the schools and programs of the D.C. Public Schools for which the student meets all other criteria and prerequisites for admission.

 

2000.4[REPEALED].

 

2000.5[REPEALED].

 

2000.6No student shall be denied admission to the D.C. Public Schools by reason of the student’s race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, political affiliation, handicapping condition, or any other basis of unlawful discrimination under the laws of the District of Columbia.

 

2000.7A pregnant student who is otherwise eligible for admission to the D.C. Public Schools shall not be denied admission because of the pregnancy; provided, that eligibility for participation in physical education or other activities may be conditioned upon certification by a physician that the student is physically able to participate in the activity.

 

 

authority

Section 3(b)(3) of the District of Columbia State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code § 38-2602(b)(3) (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)); Sections 11 and 16 of the District of Columbia Nonresident Tuition Act, approved September 8, 1960 (74 Stat. 853; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-308(a) and 38-313 (2012 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 2017-007; Section 101(d) of the Public School Enrollment Integrity Clarification and Board of Education Honoraria Amendment Act of 2004, effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-348; D.C. Official Code § 38-2906.02(c) (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)); and the District of Columbia Public Schools and Public Charter School Student Residency Fraud Prevention Amendment Act of 2012, effective May 9, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-126; D.C. Official Code § 38-312.01(c) (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 24 DCR 1005 (July 29, 1977); as amended by Final Rulemaking at 27 DCR 2575 (June 13, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 2329 (April 17, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 7352 (October 9, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 989 (February 18, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 3146 (March 31, 2017).