The Fayette County School System’s deadline for students to file an affidavit expired Friday and 140 students were “probably” withdrawn from attending schools.

That’s the word from school spokesperson Melinda Berry-Dreisbach, who emphasized that these are students who were required to renew their residency affidavits from last year, but did not meet the deadline.

“We’re doing a systemwide check of all students and that will be completed Aug. 31,” she said.

Earlier this summer, school officials created a tough policy on dealing with students who actually live in other counties but illegally attend Fayette County schools. The policy includes system-wide residency checks, prosecution of parents swearing false affidavits and centralized registration.

Last year, the system conducted 427 residency checks resulting in 127 students being withdrawn because they were unable to prove residency.