If a child is struggling in a school (for whatever reason), is it possible to put them in another district or do the parents have to move out also and reside in the new district? Anyone dealt with something similar in Allegheny / butler county or vice versa.. Thanks!

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1MagnificentMagnolia t1_j6g96o6 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:44 AM

Check with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit for your area and your district's Special Education department.

jnissa t1_j6gfdkr wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:25 AM

School fisticuffs aren’t county wide - they are funded by local taxes, so to send your child to a school you need to live within the town/city etc whose property taxes fund it.

Many districts will allow you to pay tuition to attend, but at that point you’re paying often more than private school tuition.

Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6hgxbc wrote on January 30, 2023 at 10:29 AM

> School fisticuffs aren’t county wide

Phew

Zenith2017 t1_j6jgstw wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:41 PM

Apparently they ARE downtown though

CARLEtheCamry t1_j6l5xng wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:33 AM

I know a family who lived in The Rocks and rented a small 1br apartment in Sewickley to establish residency so their daughter could go to Quaker Valley.

A lot of kids near me in Hopewell actually live in Aliquippa, but "use grandma's address" to come to Hopewell. There was a big stink a few years ago because they caught and expelled a few kids.

Not saying it's legal or moral. I'm of the very very small minority that think we should merge with Aliquippa SD the way Center and Monaca did to form Central Valley.

Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6gbgkv wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:00 AM

I think theoretically yes but you need to pay tuition to the new school. And it's up to the new school to accept you, and no one does. I know of one non PPS kid who paid tuition to go to capa. It's probably something like that but these parents were politically connected, and wealthy. So in reality, no.

AlfieHitchcock t1_j6i1uk9 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:10 PM

You can send your kid to another district but you have to pay tuition.

At that point, most people just spring for private school. Some private schools might actually be cheaper (and usually are better academically/support wise) than the alternate district option depending on the district and grade level plus any financial assistance the private schools offer.