Restricting where students attend schools is not an uncommom practice. School boards create zoning policies for many reasons. A few of these include
- creating equal opportunity in all schools in their jurisdiction
- ensuring certain schools do not become centers for students students who challenge the resources in the system, and
- creating community schools.
Not everyone would agree with this choice, as seen in this statement:
Supporters of school choice call for a public policy and enabling legislation which makes it possible for all parents, no matter what their socio-economic situation, to choose where to send their children to school. Thus the policy is better known as ‘parental choice’ in education. http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=44461
It would be interesting to hear from board members about their policies and the rationale for their boards choices.
What is your opinion on this topic?
