Student Admission
The Board of Education shall provide free public education to all students who are residents of the
school district and who are between the ages of five (5) and 21 years and who otherwise qualify for
admission under Missouri law unless otherwise required by federal law. Federal law also requires
the district to provide services to resident students qualifying for special education services between
the ages of three (3) and 21. Any senior qualifying for graduation at the end of the school semester
and attaining age 21 during the course of the semester may complete that particular semester tuition
free.
Persons seeking admission to the district and its instructional programs must satisfactorily meet all
residency, age, immunization, discipline and other eligibility prerequisites as established by Board
policy and law. Students enrolling in kindergarten or first grade must provide proof of a
comprehensive vision examination by January 1 of the first year in the district, in accordance with
law. Students who are homeless will be admitted in accordance with Board policy and law.
Students who transfer to the district from another district will be placed in accordance with Board
policy.
Entrance Age
To be admitted to the School District of Maplewood-Richmond Heights, a child must be five (5)
years old before August 1 of the school year in which he or she plans to enroll for purposes of
kindergarten and summer school prior to a kindergarten school term. Exceptions to the cut-off date
include:
1. Any transfer student who attends kindergarten in another state and transfers into the School
District of Maplewood-Richmond Heights during the kindergarten year or for first grade
from an accredited public, private or parochial school. The School District of Maplewood-Richmond Heights will enroll the student by giving “full faith and credit” to the other state’s
laws regarding kindergarten cut-off dates.
2. Any child who completes kindergarten in an accredited public, private or parochial school
shall not be required to meet the age requirements of a district for entrance into grade one (1).
A child transferring from an unaccredited school, such as a home school, may be subject to
additional evaluation to determine promotion.
3. Any transfer student who wishes to enroll in this district after having started the school year
or the summer school prior to a kindergarten school term in the St. Louis School District or
the Kansas City School District will be exempt from the entrance age requirements as
allowed by law. These districts are allowed to set a different cut-off date.
Exceptions are not granted to students who wish to transfer into kindergarten during the school year
from another kindergarten program in Missouri (with the exception of St. Louis City and Kansas
City). The exception is only granted to those transfer students from other states whose laws establish
a different cut-off date. As noted above, if a student completes his/her kindergarten year in an
accredited school, he/she will not be required to meet the age requirements for first grade.
Requests for Student Records
Within two (2) business days of enrolling a student, the school official enrolling the student shall
request those records required by district policy for student transfer, including discipline records,
from all schools previously attended by the student within the last 12 months.
Within 48 hours of enrolling a nonresident student placed in the district pursuant to §§ 210.481-.536,
RSMo., via foster homes, residential care facilities or child-placing agencies, the school official
enrolling the student shall request those records required by district policy for student transfer,
including discipline records, from all schools and facilities previously attended by the student; the
Department of Social Services; the Department of Mental Health; the Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education; and any entity involved with the placement of the student within the last 24
months.
The district will accept hand-carried or unofficial records for the purpose of enrolling a student
transferring from another state who is in the household of an active duty member of the military,
including some veterans who are deceased or injured as defined by law, but will request official
records in accordance with this policy.
Statement of Prior Suspension, Expulsion or Criminal Offense
The Board of Education requires the parent, guardian or other person having control or charge of a
child of school age to provide upon enrollment a signed statement indicating whether the student has
been suspended or expelled from a public or private school in this state or any other state for an
offense in violation of Board policies. In addition, the person enrolling the student must affirm that
the student has not been convicted of or charged with an act listed in the "Admission Restriction"
section of this policy. This registration document shall be maintained as a part of the student's
scholastic record.
Students Suspended or Expelled from Another District
Without the superintendent’s or designee's permission, no student may enroll in a school in the
district during a suspension or expulsion from another in-state or out-of-state school district,
including a private, charter or parochial school or school district, if it is determined upon attempt to
enroll that the student's conduct would have resulted in a suspension or expulsion in this district.
The parent/guardian or student may request a conference with the superintendent or designee to
consider whether the conduct of the student would have resulted in a suspension or expulsion in this
district. The superintendent or designee may make such suspension or expulsion from another
district effective if it is determined that such conduct would have resulted in a suspension or
expulsion in this district. If it is determined that such conduct would not have resulted in a
suspension or expulsion in this district, the superintendent or designee shall not make such
suspension or expulsion from another school or district effective. The superintendent or designee
will consider whether the student has received the due process required by law before making any
decision.
A remedial conference will be held in accordance with Board policy prior to enrollment of any
student following a suspension or expulsion from another school for an act of school violence as
defined in § 160.261.2, RSMo. The remedial conference will be held regardless of whether such act
was committed at a public or private school in this state, provided that such act shall have resulted
in the suspension or expulsion of such student in the case of a private school.
Admission Restriction
In accordance with § 167.171, RSMo., no student may be readmitted or enrolled to a regular program
of instruction in the school district who has been convicted of or charged with an act that if
committed by an adult would be one (1) of the following:
1. First degree murder under § 565.020, RSMo.
2. Second degree murder under § 565.021, RSMo.
3. First degree assault under § 565.050, RSMo.
4. Forcible rape under § 566.030, RSMo.
5. Forcible sodomy under § 566.060, RSMo.
6. Statutory rape under § 566.032, RSMo.
7. Statutory sodomy under § 566.062, RSMo.
8. Robbery in the first degree under § 569.020, RSMo.
9. Distribution of drugs to a minor under § 195.212, RSMo.
10. Arson in the first degree under § 569.040, RSMo.
11. Kidnapping, when classified as a class A felony under § 565.110, RSMo.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the readmittance or enrollment of any student if a charge has
been dismissed or when a student has been acquitted of any of the above acts. This section does not
apply to a student with a disability, as identified under state eligibility criteria, who is convicted as
a result of an action related to the student’s disability. If the district maintains an alternative
education program, and the district determines that the placement is appropriate, a student subject
to these admissions restrictions may be admitted to such an alternative education program.
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Note: The reader is encouraged to check the index located at the beginning of this section
for other pertinent policies and to review administrative procedures and/or forms for
related information.
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Adopted: 10/1998
Revised: 12/18/2003; 05/18/2006; 09/17/2009
Cross Refs: IGBCA, Programs for Homeless Students
IGBCB, Programs for Migrant Students
Legal Refs: §§ 43.408, 160.051 - .053, .055, .261, 167.020, .022 - .023, .101, .122, .161, .171,
.194, 195.212, 565.020 - .021, .050, .110, 566.030, .032, .060, .062, 569.020,
.040, RSMo.
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001, 42
U.S.C. §§ 11431- 11435
School District of Maplewood Richmond Heights, Maplewood, Missouri
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