The Board of Education recognizes that students who reside in one district may choose to attend school in another district and that such choices are made for a variety of reasons.
(cf. 0520.3 - Title I Program Improvement Districts)
(cf. 5111.12 - Residency Based on Parent/Guardian Employment)
(cf. 5116.1 - Intradistrict Open Enrollment)
(cf. 5118 - Open Enrollment Act Transfers)
Upon request by students' parents/guardians, the Superintendent or designee may approve interdistrict attendance permits on a case-by-case if the district of residence has entered into an agreement with Petaluma City Schools setting forth the terms and conditions under interdistrict attendance may be permitted, denied or revoked. (Education Code 46600(a)(1)
Interdistrict attendance permits may be granted for a maximum term of one school year, except as provided by law for students entering 11th or 12th grade. (Education code 46600(a)(4)) Parents/guardians may reapply for an interdistrict transfer for a subsequent school year but readmission is not guaranteed (Education Code 46600)
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that interdistrict permits inform parents/guardians of the terms and conditions for granting, denial, or revocation of the permit as well as the standards for reapplication.
The Superintendent or designee may deny interdistrict attendance permits because of overcrowding within district schools, program capacity, or limited district resources.
Transportation
The district shall not provide transportation outside any school attendance area. However, upon request, the Superintendent or designee may authorize transportation for students living outside an attendance area to and from designated bus stops within the attendance area if space is available. Priority for such transportation shall be based on demonstrated financial need.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
41020 Annual district audits
46600-46611 Interdistrict attendance agreements
48204 Residency requirements for school attendance
48300-48316 Student attendance alternatives, school district of choice program
48350-48361 Open Enrollment Act
48900 Grounds for suspension or expulsion; definition of bullying
48915 Expulsion; particular circumstances
48915.1 Expelled individuals: enrollment in another district
48918 Rules governing expulsion procedures
48980 Notice at beginning of term
52317 Regional occupational center/program, enrollment of students, interdistrict attendance
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS
87 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 132 (2004)
84 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 198 (2001)
COURT DECISIONS
Walnut Valley Unified School District v. the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, (2011) 192 Cal.App.4th 234
Crawford v. Huntington Beach Union High School District, (2002) 98 Cal.App.4th 1275
Management Resources:
CSBA PUBLICATIONS
Transfer Law Comparison, Fact Sheet, March 2011
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
California Department of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov
Policy PETALUMA CITY SCHOOLS
adopted: March 11, 1959 Petaluma, California
revised: April 8, 2008
revised: June 28, 2011
revised: May 14, 2013
revised: January 7, 2020