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RisingMillennials OP t1_j2cn609 wrote

u/ACs_Grandma, I want you to read this very carefully and tell me how else you would interpret the last sentence:

“Rhode Island law states that a child must be enrolled in the school system of the city or town where he or she resides, as determined by the parents’ residency. When the marriage is riven, the residence of the custodial parent takes precedence. There are exceptions for children who move during the school year; they can finish the semester in their old districts. Rising seniors and seniors also can wrap up their last year in their old districts. The law makes provisions for children in the care of a guardian or in the state’s child welfare system, and for children living in homes that straddle two communities.”

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ACs_Grandma t1_j2cntyk wrote

The children don’t live with their grandparents, they are babysitters for before/after school and during parents’ working hours. They don’t have custody or guardianship and their parents don’t live there either based on the OP therefore your comment doesn’t apply. If a child’s parents don’t live together the child attends school where the parent who has 51% or more physical custody resides.

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_j2cp9zb wrote

My interpretation of the last sentence is that if primary custody is shared between multiple districts (main example: two parents who are separated but share custody could choose the district between the two parents). Care of a guardian here doesn't mean helping with child rearing but the state assigning guardianship (so a sister, aunt, grandmother who is a full time appointed liasion).

You are certainly more than welcome to contact the district that you are hoping to go to and they can tell you whether they are able to enroll. I would strongly caution you against doing this under the table as it could be very disruptive for your kids to have to abruptly unenroll and difficult to explain. It's likely it will come up when your kids get to know friends.

I'm going to assume they are elementary from the school closing comment, but I would say your best course or action would be to complain to the district about this disruption in school closure to see if they can get you into your top choice (this is often Vartan if you need a suggestion). And while you're at it please remind the district how poor of an idea that is. I am sorry that your kids school is closing.

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