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| Hundreds of Students Kicked Out of School |
| 2005-04-05 |
| SUNNYVALE (KRON) -- Some 300 students heading into one of the five high schools in the Fremont Union High School district were sent home early and for good Monday. "We asked them to come to the office, we called their parents and told them they don't go to school here anymore," said Superintendent Steve Rowley. The school district is enforcing a policy that limits enrollment to only those students who can prove that they live in the district. In the past, looser enforcement has allowed parents from as far away as Milpitas, Fremont, and South San Jose to do whatever they could to enroll their kids in the district. Many of them are drawn to the academic excellence of the district's five schools. "We've heard of parents renting apartments for two months, moving clothes into other people's homes, renting post office boxes for $500 a month," Rowley said. But the school district says it now has a budget crisis and can no longer handle the extra students. Parents who do live in the district support the district's actions. "The people who are supposed to be here are getting deprived of the education they are supposed to have," said Ronald Dews. One Lynbrook High School student says his friend was kicked out of school Monday after the school discovered he did not live where he said he lived. "My friend lives far away but lists his mom's address. The district found out and he was kicked out," said Khoa Dinh. But some students say there must be another alternative. "I think there should be a way how people not in the district can pay and still go to this school," said Lynbrook High School student Tony Perez. High school seniors are exempt from the new enforcement policy. Those students who do have to leave will be able to transfer their credit to other schools. I wonder how many illegal aliens are enrolled.... |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #4 jeebus, even in lovely Santee CA I have to produce current proof of residence for my teens to register/attend Santana high - every year |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-04-05 8:23:45 PM |
| #3 But some students say there must be another alternative. Yeah, try harder at the school you're supposed to go to. I wonder how many illegal aliens are enrolled.... It can't be too many. Lynbrook High School is in an area of town that is easily upper class (but not the tiptop; that would be Saratoga, Monte Sereno, Los Gatos), and there's not likely to be a lot of mojados or similar types there. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-05 7:36:38 PM |
| #2 Gro - as long as one must prove citizenship or legal residency (with picture) to receive a voucher. The teachers union would hate it - which is reason enough to do it. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-04-05 7:24:27 PM |
| #1 Real school vouchers would be the answer. A full reimbursement not token. Then the parents could 'vote' with their vouchers on the quality of school performance. Sort of like....capitalism. Gee...what a concept. |
| Posted by: Groluck Jutle8212 2005-04-05 6:50:27 PM |