COSTA MESA, Calif.—The Orange County Board of Education is making it easier for students to attend schools outside of their districts.
Typically, parents can petition the board to allow their child to attend a school outside of their district, in the cases of issues related to transportation, childcare, and the parent’s place of employment. But after the board voted 3–1 on May 4, that criteria is widening.
The revised inter-district policy adds 12 new considerations for reviewing petitions, including the child’s psychological or physical well-being, a specific academic program unavailable elsewhere, lack of an afterschool program, the family’s plans to move into the desired district soon, or recommendations by the school based on documented cases of serious home issues.
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