school Placing my 16-Year-old son in US School System

[SeabreezeUF 31]

12 hours ago, Amadia said:

Check the state and district information for your address and see what schools he qualifies for. I know in Florida they zone you but not sure for your intended state.

Delaware zones as well and where the OP is saying they intend to move will not be zoned for that district.

 

Since his wife is from the US, she’s probably covered this already but just to be safe: Is the selected school public or private?  Cape Henlopen is not in northern Delaware so buying property up there won’t help if this is a public school. If a private school, you likely would have already had to apply/have enrollment details and there are really great private schools in northern Delaware that will be significantly shorter commute times. 

 

OP, please contact the school you have in mind since they’re the only ones who can truly answer your questions. Best of luck- I know that age/school year is stressful , even without a big move! 

[Love To Teach 161]

One thing I do know is that IF the son comes over and lives with the grandparent, the parents would have to give the grandparents guardianship through the courts to be able to attend school.

[merc0230 28]

On 8/15/2018 at 9:32 AM, debbiedoo said:

i live in the south so it might be different here as we have a lot of immigrant/undocumented kids in the school system. you will need to find out what school he will attend based on his address.

 

for HERE to enroll in school, you have to have

-vaccination records

-school records

-PROOF OF ADDRESS IN SCHOOL DISTRICT (lease, deed to home, utility bills, etc)

-Birth certificate

This is true in Florida as well and even the proof of address can overcome with a affidavit (just a form really). The other items are a must.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

56 minutes ago, merc0230 said:

This is true in Florida as well and even the proof of address can overcome with a affidavit (just a form really). The other items are a must.

Proof of address is totally school district dependent, not state dependent. Our schools actually require 2-3 different proofs of address and none may be from the DMV! This is definitely not the case all across California. Again, the only place he will get a definitive answer is from the school district itself.

[merc0230 28]

37 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Proof of address is totally school district dependent, not state dependent. Our schools actually require 2-3 different proofs of address and none may be from the DMV! This is definitely not the case all across California. Again, the only place he will get a definitive answer is from the school district itself.

Completely agree that it is school district dependent. Maybe I should have been more clear. In Hillsborough County, once residence is established that person may sign an affidavit stating that the student or parent is living at that address. I apologize if I confused anyone.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

2 hours ago, merc0230 said:

Completely agree that it is school district dependent. Maybe I should have been more clear. In Hillsborough County, once residence is established that person may sign an affidavit stating that the student or parent is living at that address. I apologize if I confused anyone.

OP has stated that they are looking at Cape Henlopen district, Delaware.

[yuna628 9,713]

17 hours ago, SeabreezeUF said:

Delaware zones as well and where the OP is saying they intend to move will not be zoned for that district.

 

Since his wife is from the US, she’s probably covered this already but just to be safe: Is the selected school public or private?  Cape Henlopen is not in northern Delaware so buying property up there won’t help if this is a public school. If a private school, you likely would have already had to apply/have enrollment details and there are really great private schools in northern Delaware that will be significantly shorter commute times. 

 

OP, please contact the school you have in mind since they’re the only ones who can truly answer your questions. Best of luck- I know that age/school year is stressful , even without a big move! 

Yeah I was kind of confused about this as well, as Cape Henlopen is definitely not in northern Delaware last I checked. ;-) It's very much to the south. If it's really northern Delaware they are moving to, there's certainly many great schools up that way. In order to attend a school in that district proof must be provided that the child is residing with a parent, a legal guardian (with court proof), or an notarized statement and form stating they are living with a caregiver within that district. Proofs must be provided. The parent, guardian, or relative will need to physically attend the school to complete the registering process and they do require a lot of different evidences from that person.

 

I hope the OP does come back to answer some of the questions asked though.