Can a local school district refuse to enroll a pupil based upon the age of the applicant?
A17: YES. A local school district could refuse enrollment if the district determines that the program for which the pupil is applying is not appropriate for the age of the pupil. Q18: What if the local school district has a resident eight-year old enrolled in a high school level program, and the nonresident applicant is nine years old. Can the local school district refuse to enroll the nonresident based upon the pupil’s age? A18: In that specific instance, the answer is NO. The local school district could not refuse to enroll the nonresident pupil based solely upon the pupil’s age. However, if the local school resident eight-year old is admitted after demonstrating a certain level of ability generally required for placement in high school but the nonresident nine-year old pupil has not demonstrated that level of ability, the local school district could refuse enrollment on that basis. Q19: Now that a local school district has the authority to count a (Section 105 or 105c Schools of Cho
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