Assessed Tuition

[Augie56]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? OHIO

While trying to sell my home the summer of 2007, I registered two of my children in the public school disctrict that we planned to move into. I registered them using my in-laws address who live in the "new" district. The school knew that I was trying to sell my home and move.

My home has not sold yet and I haven't moved into the new district.

The first week of Decemeber of 2008, the school assessed me, to the tune of about $38,000.00 for back tuition for the last year and a half. That was the first contact the school made with me regarding my residency. When I called to ask why the tuition was assessed, I was told that I only had 60 days to sell my home and move into the district. The school never contacted me to ask how the sale of my home was going or to inquire if I moved into the district. However, they did tell me that they have been investigating my residency for a year and a half.

I was never told about the 60 day time limit and I did not receive anything to that effect when I registered my children.

Now the school wants payment of the back tuition or they are going to prosecute me for registering my children with my in-laws address.

I need to know if I can dispute the amount assessed and would like to know if the school had the responsibility to tell me that the district policy was to only allow 60 days to sell my home.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

 

[Zigner]

Let's boil this down:

You improperly listed your in-law's address in order to prove residency for the school district...

Keeping in mind that ignorance of the law is no excuse...what was your question?

 

[Ohiogal]

You broke the law in how you registered your children. You had no right to register your children as residents in a school district in which you did not reside. Unless you complied and were accepted through open enrollment. They have a right to recoup the funds that your family took in having your children educated illegally and improperly at that school district. You can dispute the amount. But you will pay something. Why haven't you registered your children WHERE YOU LIVE when your house didn't sale after one semester? Oh yeah. Because it was NOT about the house selling. It was about the schools. Did you PURCHASE a home in that school district? No. Therefore there was NO reason for your children to be attending those schools registered at your in-laws address for more than a year.

 

[VeronicaLodge]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? OHIO

The school never contacted me to ask how the sale of my home was going or to inquire if I moved into the district.

seriously? do you honestly believe that is their job????

 

[Silverplum]

seriously? do you honestly believe that is their job????

Yes. Yes, he does believe that the school should've called him and kept track of him.

School/Government Entity = Life Nanny.