City schools will hold registration Aug. 28
District-wide school registration will be held on Monday, Aug. 28, for students who are new to San Diego Unified School District or attending a different district school than last year. Students and their parents can register at the new school to be attended.
Individual schools may also register students at other times between Aug. 28 and Sept. 5, the first day of school. Please call the school to be attended to verify the registration dates and times.
Children must be registered by a parent or guardian and are required to bring proof of residency, such as a utility bill, rental agreement, mortgage document or military housing order, as well as immunization records that show the child has been immunized against polio, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus, or provide a permanent medical exemption or personal beliefs exemption.
Parents of kindergartners and first-graders new to the district must also provide proof of age with a copy of a birth certificate, baptismal certificate or passport.
They will also need to show evidence of chickenpox and hepatitis B vaccinations. Parents of new and continuing first-grade students must provide evidence of the child’s recent physical examination within 91 days of the start of school.
Parents of new and continuing seventh-graders must provide evidence of students’ vaccination against hepatitis B and a second MMR vaccination, either at registration for new students or on the first day of school for continuing students.
Students attending school in California for the first time must also provide proof of immunization against chickenpox or proof of having had the illness.
Under the district’s No Shots-No School Policy, students will not be allowed to attend class without all required proofs of immunization.
For information on neighborhood schools, call the district’s Boundaries Office, (619) 725-5668, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, or visit www.sandi.net, under “For Parents.”
For information regarding immunization requirements and availability of vaccinations, please call the school’s nurse or the district’s Health Services, (858) 627-7580, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Friends of Rose Canyon files suit against city
Friends of Rose Canyon is suing the City of San Diego for certifying the environmental impact report (EIR) that evaluated the effects of building the Regents Road Bridge across the canyon and widening Genesee Avenue, among other options for relieving traffic in University City.
The city was “specifically warned by state and federal agencies, as well as their own attorney, the City Attorney, that they should not certify this document and they did it anyway,” said Debby Knight, president of Friends of Rose Canyon.
The lawsuit claims that the EIR presented a flawed analysis of the bridge’s impact on traffic, noise, wetland, wildlife and water quality in Rose Canyon.
The nonprofit said that it is not satisfied to rely on city promises that it will conduct further environmental review of the project.
Friends of Rose Canyon has raised $20,000 in pledges to pay for legal fees.

Play Ball for Paul tourney gears up
The third annual Play Ball for Paul Softball Tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 16 and 17, at Hourglass Fields in Mira Mesa.
The tournament began in 2003 to help raise funds to buy a wheelchair-accessible van for Paul Jacobson, a University City resident who suffered a spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic.
Since then, the nonprofit Paul Jacobson Spinal Cord Foundation has raised $70,000 to help others suffering from paralysis. The money is given as grants for equipment, rehabilitation, home modifications and caregivers.
Approximately 1,000 softball players are expected to take to the diamonds next month to support the cause. Round-robin play will begin at 8:30 a.m. both days.
To enter a team, contribute prizes, volunteer for the event or sponsor a field, contact Tracy Stevens, executive director of the Paul Jacobson Spinal Cord Foundation, by e-mailing [email protected].
For more information, or to donate directly via the foundation’s Web site, visit www.hospitaltohome.org.