Gabrielle Carpenter, Student Services Coordinator
Dawn Mahoney, Program Assistant
571-252-1021
Office of Special Permission
Special Permission Application Period for the 2025/26 School Year
Special Permission for full-time school-based and non-school-based staff is open from January 6, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. to April 30, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Special Permission for LCPS families (community) is open from February 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. to April 30, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Special Permission is for one year. Renewal applications must be submitted by March 1 .
A student registered in Loudoun County Public Schools is expected to attend the school assigned to the student’s home address. The student’s assigned school can be identified by entering the student’s home address in the LCPS Attendance Boundary E-Listing. A parent/guardian may request permission for their student to attend a different school. This process is called Special Permission. The guidance for Special Permission is found in Policy 8155, School Assignment, and the corresponding regulation.
Prior to submitting a Special Permission request, the student must be registered at their assigned school. For more information on the registration process, see the general registration and kindergarten registration requirements.
Special Permission is only permitted if the school requested has the capacity for additional students. If a school’s projected enrollment is at 90% of the school’s capacity, this school is classified as over-enrolled. Special Permission requests for these schools will not be accepted and no appeal process is available. If the student previously attended a school by way of special permission and that school is projected to be over-enrolled, the student’s Special Permission request may be renewed for that school in accordance with Policy 8155 deadlines. In addition, school principals have the discretion to allow LCPS employees' children to enroll, regardless of school capacity determinations.
During the Special Permission application period, a list of schools projected to be over-enrolled is posted. Please be aware that this list is subject to change.
Special Permission is approved for only one school year.
