What is a Caregiver Affidavit?
Do students living with their parents need to file a Caregiver Affidavit? In general terms, Caregivers are individuals who provide FULL-TIME care and support to a child whose parents are unable to do so because of incarceration, serious illness, or other hardship. Caregivers are usually relatives of the child’s parent(s). Those not related to the student may be required to apply for a foster care license.
Do students living with their parents need to file a Caregiver Affidavit? In general terms, Caregivers are individuals who provide FULL-TIME care and support to a child whose parents are unable to do so because of incarceration, serious illness, or other hardship. Caregivers are usually relatives of the child’s parent(s). Those not related to the student may be required to apply for a foster care license. The intent of the Caregiver Affidavit was to provide Caregivers with a means for enrolling students in school in cases where the parents were incarcerated, seriously ill, or experiencing some other difficulty or hardship. It was never the intent of the Caregiver legislation for the affidavit to be used as solely a means to secure District residency for students whose parents do not reside within District boundaries. Such intent is a fraudulent use of the Affidavit and the law provides for prosecution of such violators. Under District regulation, students shall qualify as District resi
