Its not illegal everywhere. In Indiana, you can attend any district that will accept you. My DD just graduated from a school that isn't in our district, but was closer to our house. We had to apply and be accepted and maintain certain standards such as attendance and grades. Pretty much everyone we know attends a school that isn't in our district because they closed the better school in our district and were going to send the kids to a failing school.
Affidavit of Parent/Legal Guardian
The parties agree and understand that enrollment in the Community Schools as a nonresident transfer student is a
privilege granted by the Community Schools, and is not a right. The privilege of attending the Community
Schools is conditioned upon the following terms:
1. Community Schools may deny a request for a student to transfer to the school corporation, or establish terms
or conditions for enrollment that prevent a student from enrolling in a school, if the student has been suspended (as
defined in IC 20-33-8-7) or expelled (as defined in IC 20-33-8-3) during the twelve (12) months preceding the student's
request to transfer:
a. for ten (10) or more school days;
b. for a violation under IC 20-33-8-16 (Possession of firearms, deadly weapons, or destructive devices);
c. for causing physical injury to a student, a school employee, or a visitor to the school; or
d. for a violation of a school corporation's drug or alcohol rules.
2. Community Schools may deny a currently enrolled transfer student re-enrollment if the student was
suspended or expelled for any cause mentioned in Section 1 above during the school year the student was enrolled in
Community Schools.
3. Community Schools may immediately expel any non-resident transfer student upon discovery and verification
that the application was falsified or that any of the violations mentioned in Section 1 occurred during the period of
time to which the section applies.
4. The parent of a student for whom a request to transfer is made is responsible for providing the Community
School Corporation with records or information necessary for the school corporation to determine whether the
request to transfer may be denied or accepted.
5. An application must be properly completed for each new non-resident transfer student.
6. A completed application consists of the current Non-Resident Transfer Student Application Form and all student
discipline records for the previous 12 months.
The signature of the parent or legal guardian below attests that the conditions stipulated by the terms above have been met
and that the information contained in the entirety of the application is complete, accurate and truthful.
(Signature of Parent or Legal Guardian) (Date)
Application Process & Timeline
Initial Application Window: March 1-14
Non-Resident Transfer Student Applications will be accepted in the Superintendent’s Office beginning March 1, 2014 through
the end of the business day on March 14, 2014. These applications will constitute the pool for a lottery to be held on March 24,
2014 at the regular school board meeting. All qualified applications received during this window period will be part of the
lottery and a determination will be made regarding their conditional acceptance that night.
Supplementary Application Window: March 17 – September 1
Additional Non-Resident Transfer Student Applications will be accepted in the Superintendent’s Office beginning March 17,
2014 through the end of the business day on September 1, 2014. These will be time & date stamped upon arrival to this office.
Each school will accept new qualified transfer students in those grade levels which did not hit capacity at the March 24, 2014
school board meeting on a “first come, first served” basis until each grade level reaches capacity as set by the school board.
Community Schools does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origins, disability in educational
programs, activities, or employment policies. Inquiries regarding compliance with Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the
Americans with Disabilities Act should be directed to the superintendent or the Office of Civil Rights.
