Dilemma on remote learning...what constitutes residency?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:32 am
A school district in Auburn, New York (my old stomping grounds--beautiful area) has ousted a couple of kids from their remote learning platform and kicked them out of the district.
The reason--the father took the kids to visit relatives in Missouri after the school year started and they stayed. They still own their home in Auburn, but are renting it out because the father lost his job and this is their only income.
I know a LOT of parents who are in a similar situation. Our landlord in Austin has had his kids in Colorado since the year started. My neighbors here in Virginia are routinely spending weeks at a time out of the district.
Does it matter? Should it matter? In the Auburn example, compassion comes into play...but should you have to physically reside in your district to remote learn as long as your primary residence is still in the district.
What do you think?
The reason--the father took the kids to visit relatives in Missouri after the school year started and they stayed. They still own their home in Auburn, but are renting it out because the father lost his job and this is their only income.
I know a LOT of parents who are in a similar situation. Our landlord in Austin has had his kids in Colorado since the year started. My neighbors here in Virginia are routinely spending weeks at a time out of the district.
Does it matter? Should it matter? In the Auburn example, compassion comes into play...but should you have to physically reside in your district to remote learn as long as your primary residence is still in the district.
What do you think?