My granddaughter was just told she can’t stay in her 1st-grade class because the school is overenrolled. Her mom teaches at the school, and her sibling is in T-K there, so I thought education code 48204(b) would protect her spot. But the school says because we live out of district, she has to go. The principal and teachers were willing to make an exception, but the district said no. They offered another school, but it’s not a good option for us. Has anyone dealt with something like this before? Do we have any way to fight this?
That’s awful. Did they give you any written explanation?
Olin said:
That’s awful. Did they give you any written explanation?
Yeah, they sent a letter basically saying she’s out of district and there’s no room.
Olin said:
That’s awful. Did they give you any written explanation?
If you have it in writing, maybe there’s a way to challenge it?
Wait, doesn’t the law say if a parent works at the school, their kid can stay? That seems unfair.
Morgan said:
Wait, doesn’t the law say if a parent works at the school, their kid can stay? That seems unfair.
That’s what I thought too. That’s why I brought up education code 48204(b), but they said district boundaries still apply.
Morgan said:
Wait, doesn’t the law say if a parent works at the school, their kid can stay? That seems unfair.
Might be worth pushing back on that. Sometimes they just assume parents won’t challenge their decision.
If the principal and teachers were okay with keeping her, who actually made the call to remove her?
Rowan said:
If the principal and teachers were okay with keeping her, who actually made the call to remove her?
The district office. The school itself was fine with it, but the district said no.
Rowan said:
If the principal and teachers were okay with keeping her, who actually made the call to remove her?
Sounds like something worth escalating to someone higher up in the district.
Did they say if you can appeal? Some districts allow you to challenge these decisions.
Keegan said:
Did they say if you can appeal? Some districts allow you to challenge these decisions.
Nope, they just said she has to go to another school. No mention of an appeal.
Keegan said:
Did they say if you can appeal? Some districts allow you to challenge these decisions.
Might be worth checking the district’s policies to see if there’s a way to formally request an exception.