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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have refused to submit it.  [b]They allow undocumented children to attend school [/b]and I need to prove my kid goes to the dentist?![/quote]

It's federal law. Do you think it would be better for MCPS to disregard federal law? Do you think it would be better if undocumented children didn't attend school? Can you explain how this is relevant to the MCPS dental health form?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/forms/pdf/525-17.pdf[/quote]

NP - The point is that kids are routinely enrolled in MCPS with NO documentation.  But citizens are required to comply with numerous requirements for information outside the mission of the school district.

It is a common tactic in public health (my field) to use universal requirements like this to ensure compliance by a small, at-risk population.  It is fine for people to push back.  A one-time dental form will do nothing anyway.  At least if you are going to do it, go full on with the annual form like DCPS.  My MD son was a student at a DC private and it was a major pain, but it ensures the kids see a dentist.[/quote]

I'm an educational lawyer, including undocumented immigrants, the homeless, etc. I regularly help clients enroll their kids in schools (in DC, not MCPS, admittedly) and I do not believe for a second that enrollment without documentation is routine. Enrollment is a HUGE PIA for anyone without clear and good documentation or with unusual living circumstances. There are options for people without normal paperwork, but they require jumping through hoops that make having to take your kid to the dentist look laughably easy. [/quote]

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