One of my family members is having financial problems and had to switch her child from Catholic school to public school because they can no longer afford the tuition. She is now trying to enroll her child in the public school system, but the Catholic elementary school will not release her child's records until last year's tuition is paid in full. The public school won't enroll her child because she doesn't have the records. School starts in 4 weeks and it looks like the child won't be attending any school now. She has been paying the tuition balance, a little bit at at a time, but since it is not paid in full she is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Can the Catholic school refuse to transfer the records? Any suggestions you can provide would be much appreciated.
Update:They live in New Jersey.
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I was looking online to try and help you answer your question. I found a school in Missouri that said they would hold transcripts until tuition was fully paid, unless legally require by the law. I would contact the New Jersey Dept. of Education and tell them what's happening. I'm sure this is not an uncommon situation. They should be able to tell you what your family member needs to do.
NJ Department of Education
PO Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609)292-4469
Everywhere in the US a child can be enrolled no matter what. That is the deal. Even the children of illegals can enroll in most places. The child goes to school, kicks butt and then they have a new record. Records are lost all of the time.
She just goes to the school and say that she wants her child to be enrolled. That is it. No previous records needed. So there is no between a rock and a hardplace.
The school can deny the records. The new school might try requesting them.
This is going to get real sticky. If she does not enroll the child (even though she can't) there will probably be legal ramifications. Not sure how far the old school can carry this but, she does owe a debt and may have signed a contract with this in it. She could try contacting the School Board (not the school itself) and see what her options are.
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This doesn't make any sense.
Any child will be admitted to a public school in America regardless of whether they have any records of previous attendance at another school. Children of immigrants often have no school records and yet they have no problem being admitted to our schools??????
Funny my friend had a similar problem. She didn't "donate" $500 to the church so they weren't going to allow her son to graduate kindergarten. She told them that she never agreed to that and at first they didn't care until she threatened to call the bishop
This was also a catholic school in NJ...hmmm I wonder if its the same school
Private institution. I'm sure they can refuse until the financial obligation has been resolved.