Nick is going to stay with us during the school year! We're very excited and think he's going to thrive in CCISD. However, never having to deal with school registration before I didn't realize how ridiculous it is.
To register Nick, we had to provide:
Deed to our house (if we were renting, we would have had to provide the lease)
Electricity bill
Immunization record
Birth certificate
Social security card
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Which I know, doesn't really sound like a lot. But if you're dealing with exes, it can be hard to come across paperwork.
But my problem is this. If you are homeless or illegally in the country, guess what documents you have to provide:
None
Zero, zip, nada. So are immunizations important or not? Because if they're not, then don't require documents. But if they are (and I think they are) require docs from everyone. If birth certificate and ssn card aren't important, than don't require them of anyone. But why do some have to jump through hoops and not others? And if proof of residency is important because tax money goes to the school then everyone should have to provide them.
To me it comes down to this - if rules are important, everyone should follow them. If some don't have to obey them, none should. And I've yet to hear a reason why that's wrong.
What did the school office say when you asked about the double standard?
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know at our school in CA, no one was exempt from providing proof of where they live and immunization records. I don't think we needed SSNs or birth certificates to register. Interesting.
Still waiting to hear a response from the school. Not holding my breath...
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