FCS Hardship Transfer Application Deadline Is Feb. 28

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — Applications are available starting Jan. 1 for parents who wish to apply for a 2019-20 hardship transfer or to renew a current hardship to another Fulton County elementary, middle or high school.

Parents will use an online form, available through the school system’s website, to enter and submit their information. Hard copy applications are not required this year, except medical transfers that require pertinent medical provider’s signatures and documentation.

The deadline for submitting a transfer application is 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28, 2019, with no exceptions or extensions granted. All requests must be received or postmarked by this date and time. Please note, all school system employees who have children receiving an employee hardship transfer must also renew their request.

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The Feb. 28 deadline applies to students and parents seeking a hardship transfer for medical reasons, curriculum differences, and child care situations or for employees’ children.

Schools participating in open enrollment, a separate transfer process that allows students to move to a school with available space, will be announced in early May. Parents with questions or who need more information about hardship transfers can contact the Fulton County Schools’ Student Assignment Office at 470-254-5550 or visit its website.

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