Illinois to force families to file FAFSA

[Mwfan1921]

@happymomof1

@Mwfan1921 I know that students don’t need an SSN to enroll. But it has been my understanding that in many school districts the SSN is recorded if one is available. That sort of information would be in a school district database and could possibly allow the guidance team to determine which students are likely to need waivers based on status. Perhaps in Illinois no SSN’s are recorded anywhere for students?

Don’t know about SSN’s being used anywhere, but I can’t recall giving any schools my kids’ SSNs.

Regardless, our HS is adamant that undocuments should feel safe and do not ever have to feel pressure to divulge that they are in fact undocumented.

As a separate, yet related situation, home room teachers and counselors do not know which kids have free lunch either, unless the student or parent chooses do disclose this info. Test fee waiver forms are accessible to all, so that college counselors don’t necessarily see who takes them.