Section 5-E2001. ATTENDANCE ZONES

 

2001.1Attendance zones shall be established by the Board of Education, and all modifications or alterations in attendance zone boundaries shall be approved by the Board of Education.

 

2001.2The Superintendent of Schools shall annually make recommendations to the Board of Education on the maintenance or alteration of established attendance zone boundaries.

 

2001.3Actions to establish, modify, or alter attendance zone boundaries shall give priority consideration to the operational needs of the school system, available demographic data, and the impact upon the educational program of the school system.

 

2001.4Any recommendation for the establishment or alteration of attendance zone boundaries shall include an analysis and justification based upon the factors set forth in § 2001.3.

 

2001.5Before the Superintendent’s recommendations for the establishment, modification, or alteration of any attendance zone boundary are forwarded to the Board of Education, written notice of the proposed action shall be given to the parent or guardian of each affected student by the Assistant Superintendent(s) with jurisdiction over the affected area(s). The notice shall provide for the submission of written comments by members of the public.

 

2001.6At a reasonable time after notice is given, a public hearing or meeting shall be held at which members of the public shall be invited to give testimony.

 

2001.7Notice of proposed action to establish, modify, or alter any attendance zone boundary shall be published in the D.C. Register not less than thirty (30) days prior to approval of the proposed action by the Board of Education.

 

2001.8Attendance zone boundary information for all schools shall be maintained by the Superintendent of Schools and shall be available for public inspection and review in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, the Office of the Board of Education, the principal’s office of each school, and the D.C. Public Library.

 

2001.9The establishment and maintenance of “optional attendance zones” for the purpose of encouraging or maintaining racial segregation or for any purpose of unlawful discrimination is forbidden.

 

 

authority

Sections 11 and 16 of the District of Columbia Nonresident Tuition Act, approved September 8, 1960 (74 Stat. 853; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-308(a) and 38-313 (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 24 DCR 1005, 1007 (July 29, 1977); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 180, 181 (January 6, 1989).