I called the Creekwood Apartments woman (a constituent who ask my help) this AM to discuss her dilemma and discovered Leslie Dias moved from Francis Street this fall to Creekwood, thinking since she is still in the City, and her eight year old daughter could continue to attend North Elementary....with her friends and close to home.
What mom didn't realize is that while she is in the city boundaries, they are not coterminous with school district boundaries and her eight year old will be removed from North next week to start boarding busses for Brownville, some eight miles away.
Well, she could stay put by stroking a check for $2853.00 for out-of-district tuition. Believe it or not this young mom who is a city native can't afford that on the eve of Thanksgiving.
The school district says that's policy and that they have many other residency disputes in rural areas. I believe the Board President and these issues are never as simple as one person. But......
Efforts to resolve this issue in the city failed years ago when, with cover from Albany and BOCES, there was no altering of boundaries. I suspect Big Education would say it was Ms. Dias' role as a parent to know the boundaries were not coterminous.
Of course the fear is if an exception is made for this girl, the neighbors would find out and want their kids to walk a block to school too. Exactly....neighborhood schools...One of the best parts of living in the city.
Common Core ? How about a little common sense !
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