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Wake County trustees ask staff to research federal rules after concerns about exchange-student July 31 deadline
Summary
Board members raised a case in which a host family could no longer house an exchange student after the district's July 31 deadline and asked staff to examine federal SEVIS/Department of State requirements and consider adding limited discretion for hardship cases.
During the Dec. 2 Wake County Board of Education work session, trustees revisited Policy 4100 and the accompanying RNP (4,100 RNP) that govern admission and placement of international exchange students. Vice Chair Swanson described a recent case in which a host family could not continue hosting after the July 31 application deadline and urged the board to consider limited exceptions so students would not lose support.
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