(cf. 5111 - Admission)
A student may establish residency by documenting that he/she lives with a parent/guardian within the district, is an emancipated minor living in the district, is in the court-appointed care of a licensed foster home, family home, or children's institution within the district, or lives in the home of a care-giving adult within the district. (Education Code 48204)
(cf. 5111.11 - Residency of Students with Caregiver)
(cf. 5111.12 - Residency Based on Parent/Guardian Employment)
(cf. 5111.13 - Residency for Homeless Children)
The district shall retain a copy of the document or written verification offered as proof of residency. In addition, the district shall annually verify the student's residency and retain a copy of the document or written statement offered as verification. (5 CCR 432)
(cf. 5125 - Student Records)
If a district employee reasonably believes that a parent/ guardian has provided false or unreliable evidence of residency, the Superintendent or designee shall make reasonable efforts to determine whether the student resides in the district.
A student not residing within the district shall be deemed a district resident if admitted through the district's interdistrict attendance program or if the student is confined to a district area hospital or residential care facility for treatment of a temporary disability. (Education Code 48206.3-48208)
(cf. 5117 - Interdistrict Attendance)
(cf. 6183 - Home and Hospital Instruction)
District residency is not required for enrollment in a regional occupational center or program. (Education Code 52317)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
35351 Assignment of students to particular schools
48200-48208 Persons included (compulsory education law)
48980 Notifications at beginning of term
52317 ROP, admission of persons including nonresidents to attendance area
FAMILY CODE
GOVERNMENT CODE
6205-6210 Confidentiality of addresses for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
432 Varieties of student records
UNCODIFIED STATUTES
AB 687, Ch. 309, Statutes of 1995
COURT DECISIONS
Katz v. Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, (2004) 117 Cal.App.4th 47
Management Resources:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LEGAL ADVISORIES
0303.95 Verification of residency, LO: 1-95
WEB SITES
California Department of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov
California Secretary of State, Safe at Home Program: http://www.ss.ca.gov/safeathome
Regulation ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: September 9, 1997 Alhambra, California