Timeline for Who is eligible to attend US public high schools?
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| Aug 2, 2021 at 22:08 | comment | added | grovkin | There might be an age restriction (I believe the cut off was 21 when I was in HS in NJ) and it may depend on a state. But since the OP said it was a "teen", he should be ok. | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 20:06 | comment | added | mkennedy | If he can support himself, he may be able to become an "emancipated" child. | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 16:19 | comment | added | Michael Seifert | @ivanivan: Even in such a situation, staying with a friend probably doesn't fall under the description of "a licensed home or a home of relatives". | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 15:55 | comment | added | ivanivan | @MichaelSeifert - it may, depending on what country student is coming from. EG, right now Venezuela, parts of the middle east, etc. | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 15:49 | comment | added | Michael Seifert | @Xerxes: Note also that there are exceptions in MCL 380.1148 for students who are "placed in a licensed home or in a home of relatives in the school district for the purpose of securing a suitable home for the child and not for an educational purpose." In other words, if your parents can't provide you a safe home environment and you're living with an aunt for that reason, you can go to school where your aunt lives. But this sort of exception wouldn't apply to the OP. | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 15:02 | comment | added | Xerxes | This answer obfuscates that living with a friend who is not your legal guardian does not make you a "resident" (at least in my home state). MCL 380.1148a: "the child shall be considered to be a resident of a school district in which either of the child's parents resides, or in which the child's legal guardian resides". | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 14:08 | vote | accept | Andrew.Wolphoe | ||
| Jun 2, 2019 at 6:35 | comment | added | George White | Adding one more thing - an example from the city I live in lbschools.net/Asset/Files/BOE/Policies/BP_5111-1.pdf It mentions students here under a particular visa type. | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 6:23 | comment | added | George White | for the state of California I easily found leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/…. | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 6:07 | comment | added | Andrew.Wolphoe | Then is there a website where I can find a those requirements? | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 6:05 | comment | added | George White | That will vary by locality. | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 5:40 | comment | added | Andrew.Wolphoe | The is there any residing time restrictions? Like you must live there in the school district for at least a couple months or so. | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 5:39 | history | answered | George White | CC BY-SA 4.0 |