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Any child up to the eighteenth birthday whose parents are bona fide residents
of Shelby County and who reside in an area served by the Shelby County Schools
system will be entitled to attend the Shelby County Schools.
In cases involving divorce, only the address of the parent having legal custody may be used for registration. In cases where both parents have joint custody, only the address of the parent who has physical custody of the student or who is named as the primary custodian or who has primary responsibility to determine educational issues may be used for registration. The parent whose address qualifies the child to be registered is the parent the school personnel will consider as the "custodial" parent. “Custodial” parents should provide upon request of school principal or the Superintendent or his designee a current custody agreement outlining court ruling on custody and verifying residence.
Any child who has been legally adopted by persons who are bona fide residents of Shelby County will be entitled to attend Shelby County Schools.
Wards of the Juvenile Court who have been placed in custody of a bona fide resident of Shelby County will be entitled to attend Shelby County Schools.
Federal Court Orders prohibit the enrollment of any student other than the above described in Shelby County Schools. “Any parent, guardian, or other legal custodian who enrolls an out-of-district student in a school district and fraudulently represents the address for the domicile of the student for enrollment purposes is liable for restitution to the school district for an amount equal to the local per pupil expenditure identified by the Tennessee Department of Education for the district in which the student is fraudulently enrolled. Any parent, guardian, or other legal custodian who enrolls an out–of-state student in a school district and fraudulently represents the address for the domicile of the student for enrollment purposes is liable for restitution to the school district for an amount equal to the state and local per pupil expenditure identified by the Tennessee Department of Education for the district in which the student is fraudulently enrolled…”1
1T.C.A. §49-6-3003
Adopted 10/03/66
Revised 02/24/77
Revised 07/28/83
Revised 04/26/84
Revised 08/25/88
Revised 05/28/92
Revised 04/25/96
Revised 08/31/00
Revised 09/25/03