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Old 06-15-2009, 07:28 AM
 
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Does anyone have info on living in the city but renting an apartment in a suburb to get your kids into that school district? I assume I would have to claim the apartment as my main residence and pay local taxes to that district. Is there anything else you need to do?
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Old 06-15-2009, 07:31 AM
 
Location: O'Hara Twp.
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Yeah not get caught.
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Old 06-15-2009, 09:38 AM
 
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Just owning property isn't good enought. It has to truly be your primary residence. You will get caught.

It's really not fair to your children to do something like this. Your children have a right to make friends at their school. They won't ever be able to have their school friends over to your house.

It's common for parents to try to keep their children in a school district, by not informing the school when they move out of the district. Everyone I know who has done this has been caught rather quickly.

It really puts your children in a terrible situation. They won't have an opportunity to say goodbye to friends. One day, you're notified that your children are no longer permitted to come to school. The children get no closure. It's really sad, and a parent shouldn't put a child into this situation.

You really should move to the school district you want your children to attend.
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Old 06-15-2009, 09:39 AM
 
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Yeah not get caught.
Don't forget about teaching your kid to lie to friends and instructors whenever it comes up. Sounds like fun, not...
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Old 06-15-2009, 09:47 AM
 
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Maybe I'm misunderstanding. Do you mean owning a 2nd property and renting it out to other tenants? Or do you mean YOU would pay rent to a property to claim it as your main residence? I mean, if you're willing to drop money on rent/taxes for a desirable school district, why wouldn't you just pay the non-resident tuition instead?

For example, here is what Peters Township says:
Peters Township School District -- Non Resident Students (http://www.ptsd.k12.pa.us/PT_non_res.htm - broken link)
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Old 06-15-2009, 11:16 AM
 
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I mean, if you're willing to drop money on rent/taxes for a desirable school district, why wouldn't you just pay the non-resident tuition instead?
Or why not simply move to the desirable school district.
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Old 06-15-2009, 11:49 AM
 
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Or why not simply move to the desirable school district.
LOL, true. The OP didn't specify, but some people are required to live in the city limits depending on their job(s).
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Old 06-15-2009, 12:15 PM
 
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LOL, true. The OP didn't specify, but some people are required to live in the city limits depending on their job(s).
I know people with those jobs. They live in the suburbs, rent a closet in their friends' city houses and install a phone line in the closet.
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Old 06-15-2009, 12:53 PM
 
Location: Park Rapids
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What? No open enrollment??? How Back woodsy..

I'd refrain from that practice at all costs. Why do this anyways? Does you work deem it necessary to live within the city limits? If not then move to the Burbs where you want your childeren to go. It's called sacrafice.
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Old 06-15-2009, 01:15 PM
 
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What? No open enrollment??? How Back woodsy.
And Sebeka, MN, is sooooooooo cosmopolitan!

It has a population of 710 people and only one elementary with the next closest being 10 miles away.

There's only 13,713 people in the entire county!

Honey, you are the one who is in the back woods of USA.

Ha!
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