BP 5116 — School Attendance Boundaries

Section: 5000 - Students
Status: Active

Adopted: 2018-03-27

Policy text

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES

The Governing Board shall establish school attendance boundaries in order to maximize the efficient use of district facilities and effective administration of district schools. The Superintendent or designee shall periodically review school attendance boundaries and, as necessary, make recommendations to the Board for boundary adjustments.

When reviewing school attendance boundaries, the Superintendent or designee shall consider the following factors:

1. School enrollment data, including declining enrollment patterns
2. Facility capacity and design, including potential commercial and residential developments
3. School feeder patterns, including maintaining, to the extent practicable, continuity of student attendance
4. Federal, state, or court mandates
5. Community input
6. Student safety
7. Transportation capacity
8. Community and neighborhood identity
9. Geographic features of the district, including traffic patterns
10. Educational programs, such as magnet schools and charter schools
11. Other factors

Legal

EDUCATION CODE - EDC

35160 Authority of governing boards

35160.1 Broad authority of school districts

35160.5 District policies; rules and regulations

35291 Rules

35350 Transportation of students

35351 Assignment of students to particular schools

53311-53317.5 Establishment of community facilities district

CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION - CONS

Article I, Section 31 Discrimination based on race, sex, color, ethnicit-,SEC.,public%20education%2C%20or%20public%20contracting.)

COURT OPINION

Crawford v. Huntington Beach Union High School District (2002) 98 Cal.App.4th 1275

Crawford v. Board of Education (1976) 17 Cal.3d 280

Jackson v. Pasadena City School District (1963) 59 Cal.2d 87