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REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR FOSTER CARE CHILDREN

Information needed for Registration:

Student Residency Questionnaire (SRQ) English - SRQ  Spanish - SRQ

Placement Authroization - 2085 FC

Education Decision Maker - 2085 E

Birth Certificate

Copy of Previous school records

Proof of Immunization

A student who is placed in the conservatorship of DFPS has the right to be enrolled immediately in school, without immunication, academic records, and birth certificate.

 ***NOTE*** The school district must enroll a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) immediately in school regardless of documentation (Texas Family Code, Section 262) (g) A school district shall accept a child for enrollment in a public school without the documentation required by Subsection (a) if the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services has taken possession of the child under Chapter 262, Family Code. The Department of Protective and Regulatory Services shall ensure that the documentation required by Subsection (a) is furnished to the school district not later than the 30th day after the date the child is enrolled in the school.