What is the process for hardships?
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1. Parents or legal guardians of a student wanting to pursue a DEC based on a hardship must fill out a Driving Eligibility Hardship Request Form in its entirely. Forms that are not completely filled out, lack required documentation, or are not signed by a parent or guardian will be returned.
2. Driving Eligibility Hardship Request Forms should be mailed to the CASS Project Manager at the following address:
Wake County Public School System, CASS Project Manager – Dropout Prevention, Crossroads II, 110 Corning Road, Cary, NC 27511
3. A Hardship Review Panel will meet twice a year, in January and in June to review hardship requests. Hardship requests that are received after the deadline indicated in the parent letter will be reviewed within 45 days of receipt.
4. A letter will be sent to the parent or guardian indicating the Panel’s decision.
5. If a hardship is denied, the parent or guardian has the right to appeal the hardship by completing an Appeal Form within 10 days of the notification that the hardship was denied.
Note: If a student’s hardship request is not sent to the CASS Project Manager and is approved, the student’s driving eligibility is at risk of being revoked again due to improper documentation in the student’s file.