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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another thread on this topic from last summer:
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/241936.page

A poster on page 3 says charters are exempt from the same rules as DCPS because they don't get head start funding.[/quote]

That poster is wrong.

[b]It's hard to find a link that proves you can't do something[/b].  [b]Charter school law is very clear [/b]that kids can't be excluded except for very very specific reasons.  Potty training isn't on the list.  I don't know what else to say.  [/quote]

??? If the law is so clear, why can't you point us to it?  It is actually [u]not[/u] hard to find a link that proves you can't do something.  Laws are all publicly available. If something is illegal, the law will tell you that.[/quote]

Here are a few things I can find

http://www.dcpubliccharter.com/Enrolling-Your-Child/Enrollment-and-Lottery-Guidelines.aspx

Specifically this part:

According to the School Reform Act (Sec 38-1802.06), enrollment in public charter schools is open to [b]all students [/b]who are residents of the District of Columbia, and if space is available, to non-resident students who pay tuition at the rate established by the State Education Agency. A public charter school may not limit enrollment based on student's race, color, religion, national origin, language spoken, intellectual or athletic ability.

That language, about "all students" is present all over charter school law.

There's also this:

http://chavezpolicies.wikispaces.com/file/view/DCPCSB+Lottery+%26+Enrollment+Guidelines+(adopted+08-09).pdf

A public charter school may not limit enrollment on the basis of a student's race, 
color, religion, national origin, language spoken,[b] intellectual or athletic ability, 
measures of achievement or aptitude,[/b] or status as a student with special needs. A 
public charter school may limit enrollment to specific grade levels.

That is to say that schools can't exclude students because they don't have skills.

I don't know how else to show it. [/quote]

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