FILE:  AD-R

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS/CHANGING SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS RULES AND REGULATIONS
Any parental requests for individual student transfer shall be made in writing to the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction on the "Request for Student Transfer Form".  A decision shall be reached and the parent notified within five days of the request.  If the request is denied, the parent may appeal the decision to the Superintendent.  Once a student has been granted special school placement for safety reasons or extenuating and unusual circumstances, said student shall remain in that building and follow the attendance area schedule for other students of that building.

The Superintendent or designee shall, on or before April 1 of each year, prepare a written report for the Board  concerning the changing of school attendance areas for the  succeeding school year and the reasons for such recommendations.

The Board shall consider the recommendations at the first regular meeting following receipt of the report, but shall take no action on the report at that meeting.

The changes recommended shall be given to the news media for  publication in order that the citizens of the school district may be made aware of possible attendance area changes and have an opportunity to appear before the Board and express their opinions in regards to the recommended boundary changes.

REVISED: 4-12-94
 

The Benton Harbor Area Schools, Berrien County, Michigan