16.2.1  Children Subject to School Enrollment and Attendance

A child is required to be enrolled in and attend school if he or she:

1.             Is in a W-2 Group An adult custodial parent, all dependent children with respect to whom the individual is a legal custodial parent and all minor children with respect to whom the adult individual’s dependent child is a custodial parent. W-2 Group includes any non-marital co-parent or any spouse of the individual who resides in the same household as the individual and any minor children with respect to whom the spouse or non-marital co-parent is a custodial parent. W-2 Group does not include any person who is receiving cash benefits under a county relief block grant program. This is also referred to as the W-2 Assistance Group (W-2 AG) whose parent is placed in a CSJCommunity Service Job, TMPCustodial Parent Trial Employment Match Program, or W-2 TW-2 Transition;

2.             Is age 6 through 17 (beginning on the first day of the fall school term), including a Minor Parent A custodial parent under the age of 18. For Learnfare, a minor parent is either a custodial or a noncustodial parent under the age of 18. who is part of the W-2 Group;

3.             Has not graduated from high school or obtained a HSED/GED; and

4.             Resides with his or her natural or adoptive parent.

A child is exempt from school enrollment and attendance requirement if:

1.             He or she is excused from attending school under s. 118.15 (3), Wis. Stats;

2.             He or she is the caretaker of a child who is less than 45 days old and child care is not available at school and home instruction is not available;

3.             Child care is needed for the minor parent to attend school but child care or transportation to and from child care is not available;

4.             He or she is prohibited from attending school while an expulsion is pending;

5.             He or she was expelled from school and there is no other school available because:

a.             There is no public or private school within reasonable travel time or distance which will accept the child.

b.             There is no private or public transportation available to another school.

c.              There is a public or private school which will accept the child but the tuition charge is prohibitive and the child’s school district refuses to pay the tuition.

6.             A physician has determined that she should delay her return to school after giving birth;

7.             He or she is on the waiting list for a children-at-risk program and such a program is not available;

8.             He or she or a family member is ill, injured, or incapacitated.  (“Family member” means his or her spouse, dependent child, or parent who lives with him or her);

9.             He or she is temporarily incarcerated; or

10.         Circumstances beyond his or her control make him or her unable to be enrolled in and attend school.

Additional exemption reasons may be determined by the W-2 agency or justified through the Fact Finding Review.

Any child exempt from the school enrollment and attendance requirement is required to participate in case management if he or she is one of the target groups. (See 16.3.1)

History: Release 13-03.