NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Board Policy
5119
STUDENT
Reference: Board Policy #5125
Attendance
Transfers and Withdrawals
Transfer to a school outside the district shall be made upon appropriate notification of the change of
residence of said student. Transfer cards shall be issued by the school from which the student is
transferring. The transfer of records to the receiving school shall be made in accordance with board
policy #5125 after the official request for same is received from the receiving school.
Transfers to schools within the district shall be made following the above outlined procedure when a
student’s place of residence is moved from one attendance area to another.
In the event of demonstrated hardship on a family, the superintendent or appropriate designee may
authorize a transfer within the school district. Such transfers shall be reviewed annually by the
superintendent or designee.
Compulsory school attendance requirements (School Laws of Pennsylvania, Sections 1326-1330)
must be satisfied before withdrawal is authorized.
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BOARD POLICY 5119
11/15/07 srk
September 18, 1969
May 17, 1979
June 20, 1991
June 22, 2006
November 15, 2007