PCS-ing From Ft. Benning
Student Records
Student records, while enrolled in the Fort Benning Schools, will be kept in the school office. Records will be safeguarded in keeping with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Parents will have access to their children's school records and will be encouraged to hand-carry copies of the records to the next duty station. Permanent records will be maintained for the period of time required by Georgia law.
Withdrawing from Fort Benning Schools
Sponsors must notify the school office at least five (5) days in advance of student’s withdrawal from school. This will ensure the school has adequate time in which to prepare the withdrawal records. An official copy of the student’s records will be given to the sponsor to hand carry to the next school.
When the sponsor of a student is under orders for permanent change of station (PCS), which necessitates withdrawal of a student before the end of the school year, the principal may authorize an accelerated withdrawal (of 20 or less instructional days) prior to the end of the school year. Sponsors must present verification of the date required for the student to depart from school (i.e., Permanent Change of Station orders). An accelerated withdrawal is not intended to apply to, or be extended for, the convenience of family travel, visits, or other discretionary reasons. It is only for permanent change of station moves.
Special Education Records
Special Education records are maintained at each school. Parents may pick up copies of records at withdrawal; the complete special education file will be mailed upon request from the next school system.
Students Moving to Columbus, Georgia
For those students moving from Fort Benning to Columbus, the Columbus Roberts Center, 539 Brown Avenue, Columbus, Georgia, handles registration for all Muscogee County Schools. The student's social security card and proof of the parent's address will be needed to complete the assignment process. For additional information call 706.748.2221.
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