Schools Crack Down on Boundary Hopping

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Um, her mother had been paying taxes to live their for who knows how many years with no children. How about that?

Michelle of FL 1:21PM October 09, 2010

I had to go to school outside my district many times even separated me from my brother who went to another school way across town. It was very hard wish I knew my rights back then.

Margo of CA 12:14PM May 18, 2010

my child deserves a good education too. i live closer to the school my kids go to but next year i have to bring them to the school they are zoned for that is farther awat and totally unexceptable.

Brandy of LA 2:26PM April 21, 2010

It is so stupid to prosecute these people for living in a different school district...what about the kids? I doubt that it is always about just the school but the feelings of the kids....most parents dont like to keep changing there kids schools especially if the child has been there for years ...that is what is familiar to them ...their friends and school staff is what their use too...if you force them to change because some unexpected thing has happened with the parents like losing their job or something why should the kid have to pay or go through the trauma of also having to change schools? Why not just work out a way for the parent to pay the school district tax so the kids dont have to be punished by losing what they have always known. Its so unfair. Especially being a single mom (as i am) it is so hard to find a reliable and trustworthy way to get your kids to and from school and work a full time job. I had to lie before when my child was in elementary school because he had to be there at 9am and i had to be at work by 6:30am. I had no one to count on at the time but one of my closest friends and she and i lived in different districts all though both were good school districts.I didnt know anyone in my district and definitely dint know who to trust with my son so my friend was my only option i couldnt move to her area i couldnt afford it i was staying w/my parents at the time who aslo had to be at work before 7am. Where is the compassion for the struggling parents ....its all about money right...ugh it sucks.

kd of KY 10:34AM February 05, 2010

Public schools are designed to serve those in a SPECIFIC community, those who LIVE in that district! More often than not, areas with better schools have residents who pay higher taxes to support those schools. I choose to buy a smaller in one of these areas instead of a nicer, newer, bigger house somewhere else. I did this knowing that MY DISTRICT had good schools and also knowing that I would pay HIGHER taxes and that some of MY tax dollars would benefit my children's educational opportunities. THIS IS HOW I DECIDED TO SPEND MY MONEY! When kids come in from outside of my district, they are stealing from me and my family...how can you say this is okay? Life is all about decisions...both my wife and I drive older cars that we own. I do not own a plasma or flat screen TV at all. I sometimes shop at the Good Will, I work a 2nd part-time job, I take care of the things I own, I contribute to my 401K…I do all of these things because I accept that I am responsible for myself and do not/should not expect anyone else to take care of me so long as I am able bodied. Yes, we choose to spend money on higher tax rates, as do our neighbors, because that's what's important to us...if you can't afford the same, work harder and longer, find a 2nd job, or take my apologies and advantage of some type of government handout program as benefit enough for you and your family. But, please do not claim that you are entitle to anything that I have worked so hard for. Do not claim all of those who are district jumping are doing so as a last resort, or after lots of hard work has failed, because more often than not this is a lie...what's worse, these parents are teaching their kids that it's okay to lie and steal from someone else if you think it's for a good reason. Hmmm….I have a 9 year old car, I guess I should go steal a new car, right? It’s okay because I really want the best for my family…and besides it would come from some “rich” persons dealership, so it’s okay to steel from them…heck, everyone else has one...

Paul D of MI 3:04PM December 18, 2009

The first comment is wrong, you do not know their situation, however inorder for her kids to get the decent education then i think its acceptable for her to put a wrong address. but if a serious situation happen then they couldnt report her house if she dont have a phone..this is just my opinion..

Shameka of WI 9:12PM December 02, 2009

i dont think its fair for an out of district kid going to school where they do not live. If the parent wants the kid in the school then live there if not OH WELL......Get a better JOB

parent of NJ 11:15AM November 29, 2009

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Behrcajp of MT 7:49PM June 22, 2009

A public school is a public school. Why should I be forced to send my kids to an inferior inner-city school just because I can't afford a home on the other side of the highway? It's ridiculous that parents have no say in where there kids attend school when we all pay taxes. My taxes don't get decreased because my local school has low state test scores.

Jaime K of TX 4:17PM March 19, 2009

I think it is a crying shame that people are prosecuted because they want their kids to have a better education but must do it illegally. GIVE THEM A BREAK for GOD-SAKE!!! Rich folks have no problem with this because they can ----well send their kids to any school they want to pay for. Just goes to show us how insipid some so-called laws really are!!! I'm single but am hopping mad to even read about such crap as caring parents being catagorized as felons!!! Just to get their kids a descent education? Come on! You legislators who made this law...how many of you pay for your kids to go to other schools and GET AWAY WITH IY??? HUH???

Randall Laraway of OH 10:29PM March 12, 2009