003.01 Form A:
Parent or Legal Guardian Statement of Election and Assurances
To elect under this Chapter not to meet state approval or
accreditation standards and to obtain exemption from provisions of compulsory
attendance requirements relating to attendance at a state approved or
accredited school, each of the parents or legal guardians of the children who
will attend the exempt school and who are of mandatory attendance age must
complete and sign a separate Form A: Parent or Legal Guardian Statement of
Election and Assurances (see Appendix A).
003.01A
Single
Parent. If the filer is a single parent, that parent must complete
a Form A and provide sole custody verification. A parent claiming to be a
single parent is representing that he or she alone is responsible for making
the decisions concerning the educational placement of the child(ren). Sole
custody verification includes (but is not limited to): an order of a court of
law having proper jurisdiction providing that the filing parent has sole
custody of the child(ren), a birth certificate that lists only the filing
parent as the parent, or a death certificate if one of the parents is deceased.
003.01A1 If the custody arrangement is
changed by a court of law subsequent to the initial filing, a copy of that
court order must be provided by the single parent filer.
003.01A2 If the court order specifies joint
legal custody, both parents must complete a Form A, unless the court order
provides that the custodial parent has sole educational decision-making
authority. In that case, a copy of that court order must be provided.
003.01B
Legal
Guardian(s). If the filer is the legal guardian(s), a copy of the
documentation lawfully appointing the filer(s) as legal guardian(s) must be
submitted with the completed Form A(s).
003.02 Parent Representative Responsibilities
The parents or legal guardians of the children who attend or
will attend the exempt school shall designate an authorized Parent
Representative who shall:
003.02A By
July 15 of each year the school will be in operation file (i) a completed Form
A described in Section 003.01 from each parent or legal guardian (see Appendix
A); and (ii) Form B: Authorized Parent Representative Form (see Appendix B)
with the Commissioner. In addition to the documentation above, the Parent
Representative will also provide the information specified in Section 004 of
this Chapter.
003.02A1 Parents or legal
guardians and child(ren)_that were not residents of a Nebraska school district
as of July 15 of any school year in which they elect to have such child(ren)
enroll and attend a school established or to be established under this Chapter,
shall cause the parent representative designated under this Section to promptly
file Forms A and B after the parents or legal guardians and child(ren) have
established a residence in Nebraska. (See Appendices A & B.)
003.02A2 Parents or legal guardians of any
child about to be or presently enrolled in an approved or accredited Nebraska
school, who, after July 15, elect to have such child enroll and attend a school
established or to be established under this Chapter, shall cause the parent
representative designated under Section 003.02 to promptly file Forms A and B.
(See Appendices A & B.)
003.02B Additional enrollment(s) during the
school year: The parent representative shall promptly submit to the
Commissioner a Form A from each parent or legal guardian and the documentation
specified in Section 004 of this Chapter for additional enrollment(s) during
the school year.
003.02C
Discontinuation of enrollment during the school year: The parent representative
shall promptly inform the Commissioner in writing if any child discontinues
enrollment during the school year. See also Section 010.
003.02D Change of parent representative
during the school year: The parents or legal guardians shall designate a new
parent representative who shall promptly submit a new Form B if the parent
representative changes during the school year.
003.02E Address change(s) during the school
year: The parent representative shall promptly notify the Commissioner in
writing if the address of the parents or legal guardians, parent
representative, or exempt school changes during the school year.