app/views/district/students/check_id_state.js.erb
<% if @student %>
<% if current_district.can_claim?(@student) %>
$('#claim_student').html('<%=link_to "Claim #{@student} for your district", claim_district_student_path(@student), :method => :put, :id => 'claim_student_link'%>');
$('#student_last_name').focus();
alert("Follow the link at the top if you want to claim this student for your district");
<% else %>
alert("Student exists in <%=@student.district%> You may have mistyped the id, or the other district has not yet removed this student.");
$('#student_id_state').focus();
<% end %>
<% end %>