Students Attending Schools Out-of-District

The policy of the Board of Education is that students shall attend the school located within the attendance area in which they actually reside. The Board of Education recognizes that in some specific and limited situations, students may be considered for placement outside of their designated attendance area. The Superintendent, through the Student Services Department is authorized to make such placements. Purchasing a property, renting, moving into another families home, etc., while at the same time maintaining another residence in the county, will not constitute a reason for enrollment in a school in the attendance area of the secondary residence.

Applications for out-of-district placement must be submitted no later than April 1. The determination of such placement will be made initially by a Pupil Personnel Worker no later than May 1.

Transportation to and from the out-of-district school will be the responsibility of the parent(s) or guardian(s).

The Board reserves the right to declare a moratorium on out-of-district enrollments at any time.

The decision of the Pupil Personnel Worker may be appealed to the Superintendent/Designee, no later than 10 working days after the decision by the Pupil Personnel Worker. Such decision may be appealed further to the Board, under Section 4-205 (c) of the Education Article, no later than 30 days after a decision is rendered. Once an appeal is filed to the Board, the Superintendent/Designee shall no longer have jurisdiction to review the appeal further unless so directed by the Board.

The Pupil Personnel Worker, with approval of the Director of Student Services, may rescind the approval if one of the following conditions exists: