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COMDTINST 1755.1
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 1755.1
Subj:
DoD/DoD Dependents Schools (DoDDS) Directives Pertaining To Minor Dependents'
Schooling In Overseas Areas
Ref:
(a) COMDTINST M1000.6 (series), Personnel Manual, Section 18-E
1.
PURPOSE. This instruction promulgates applicable DoD/DoDDS directives pertaining to
minor dependents' schooling in overseas areas.
2.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. This instruction supplements article 18-E-2 of reference (a).
3.
BACKGROUND. Effective 1 October 1987, Department of Defense Dependents Schools
(DoDDS) assumed full responsibility for the primary and secondary schooling and
transportation of minor dependents of uniformed Coast Guard personnel serving on active
duty and stationed outside the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States (excluding the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands and Midway Island).
4.
DISCUSSION.
a.
Coast Guard overseas commands shall comply with Do/DoDDS guidelines and
regulations pertaining to overseas dependent schooling. Each member with dependents
will be made fully aware of DoD/DoDDS policy, specifically:
(1)
DoD Directive 1342.12, Education of Handicapped Children in the DoD
Dependents Schools, (enclosure (1)).
(2)
DoD Directive 1342.13, Eligibility Requirements for Education of Minor
dependents in Overseas Areas, (enclosure (2)).
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