LHSSA-School of Choice questions

By parish. If you go to the school board page for each parish, they should have somewhere to check the boundaries.

K, Tks

Follow up question.

If he attends a Jr. High that is 6-8 and one of the high schools that he could choose is 8-12; during what year does he have to make this choice? 8th grade of middle school year or 9th grade at the high school of choice. I hope that makes sense.

All that is answered on the lhsaa website.

9th grade. He could transfer early to the 8-12 school if they take him. i do not think his school of first choice is determined until he plays a sport at a school.

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Rules talk about "attendance zones" and choice of school upon a student entering high school.

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An attendance zone is the boundary lines that decide which school the child is zoned for.

However, thanks to open enrollment in high schools, a student is free to choose which school they want to attend and participate in athletics in assuming they have reliable transportation to that school.

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If he attends a Jr. High that is 6-8 and one of the high schools that he could choose is 8-12; during what year does he have to make this choice? 8th grade of middle school year or 9th grade at the high school of choice. I hope that makes sense.

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The rules have changed for this year. It is my understanding that all parishes are now under the same rules.

A student is now only able to play varsity level sports from 7th grade and up.

Hypothetically if the kid goes to a school that is 8-12 and he plays jv or varsity level sports, then he has declared this school as his school of choice.

However, if he goes to the 8-12 grade school as an 8th grade and he does not play any varsity level sports then he is still free to attend another school his freshman year and participate assuming he was not registered and did not play any varsity level sports as a 7th grader.

You answered it. My kids would have to go to the school zoned for, until high school. Then open enrollment would allow them to attend my school of choice.

To clarify my original post, we live in a great school zone now. We've outgrown our home. The houses we're looking at are in other school zones. Just wondered what I could do to have them stay in same school despite leaving zone

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To clarify my original post, we live in a great school zone now. We've outgrown our home. The houses we're looking at are in other school zones. Just wondered what I could do to have them stay in same school despite leaving zone

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I am assuming they are junior high aged kids or younger?

If that is the case then it may be worth looking into some rules.

For example if you like the school that your kids are in and you want them to stay there then different parishes have rules about establishment. If the kid has established themselves at a school and the family moves then they are allowed to stay within the parish/school.

A lot of parishes also have a failing rule. So if you move to a district and the school you are zoned for is a failing school then you would be able to move them to a better school even if it is out of parish.

There is also the private school route.

Yeah, just check. There are generally rules in place for this sort of thing.

Also, if you have a good relationship with your school/principal, it may be worth just asking them.

They may allow you guys just to stay. It is ultimately up to the school to turn you away in these instances.

I asked her and she said no, but then everyone I coach with said she has to say that. The lowest 6 weeks grade between the 2 is a 98. They're in gifted. So it's likely the school would let them stay since they're zero trouble and good students.