The "Let Students Attend Kindergarten Temporary Amendment Act of 2025" aims to modify compulsory school enrollment requirements in the District of Columbia for the school years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. The bill allows minors who have recently moved from another state and did not meet that state's kindergarten age requirement to enroll in kindergarten without being considered truant. Additionally, it permits students who are younger than six and enrolled in a five-day-per-week pre-kindergarten program to be exempt from certain enrollment requirements. The legislation also ensures that students who relied on prior communications from DC Public Schools regarding feeder pattern advancement are not disadvantaged.
Furthermore, the bill includes provisions for students who have not attended kindergarten and are under the age of six to enroll in kindergarten at the request of their parents or guardians. It mandates that DC Public Schools notify families of eligible children by July 31, 2025, regarding their eligibility for kindergarten. The legislation also allows students completing their terminal year at a feeder school to advance to the next school in the feeder pattern, regardless of boundary changes, and provides specific options for students transitioning from Hardy Middle School to high school.