A state agency is accusing the Muscogee County School District of violating state and federal law by delaying the enrollment of foster children.
The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services says the disagreement centers on the interpretation of a bill signed into law this year intended to help get kids in foster care enrolled in new schools more quickly.
According to the letter, Muscogee is interpreting Senate Bill 431, which passed both chambers unanimously this year and was signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp in May, to require a foster child’s case manager to directly enroll the child in school. According to the state agency, any department-approved custodian, like foster parents, or agency personnel, not just case managers, are allowed to enroll students…