A school district has the right to determine if its students actually reside within the borders of the district. A principal has the right investigate this matter including talking to the student involved.

I think it is totally appropriate that the district talked to your daughter.

I am guessing that you are upset with getting caught trying to send your child to a school where you do not live.

No more illegal than you sending your child to a school in a district that you do not live in. Asking a child their address is not interrogation, it is a matter of fact and course. The principal could not use coersive means to obtain that information from her if she was not willing to give it. You are angry because someone informed on YOU. You do not know WHO and you want to lash out at someone because you can not confront that person. The fact is that you were doing something wrong, do not take it out on the school district or principal.

I believe the campus principal has the right to ask the student where she resides. School districts have policies in regards to students attending a school that resides out of the attendance zone.

If parents wish to send their son or daughter to a school that is out of the ‘zoned’ district. The parents need to go to the district office to ask for policy and procedures to do so. Then follow them and there will be no problems.

It is unconscionable on the part of a parent to put a child in the position to lie for you. Shame on you. If you wanted your child to go to that school you should move into that district. If everyone had your attitude what a farce it would be. Instead of teaching your children how to lie try teaching them morality. You are at fault not the principle. What you did was illegal. What you did was illegal. What you did was illegal. Yes I know you still don’t get it.

Children learn by example…your example stinks. Never put a child in a situation where she has to lie. Grow up and get your act together. Move into the district and then she can go there – not that I’d want my daughter to go back to the school in which this happened. You blew it for her there. FInd another good school and get into the district.

No it not illegal, but have you looked into school of choice, most school have this you need to put in an application-the schools do have limited opening though so apply early, also look into vouchers from your residential school it they can not meet your daughter needs to can take that up with your state board of education, and the school will have to pay to sens your child else where, every state is different but that is a place to start, you do have to provide prove that your local school does not meet your daughter needs, one reason may be the lack of ayp (adaquate yearly progress) low grade on state report card, unsafe environment ect.