As posted by Common Ground on April 22, 2014
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed a new law that would allow a child who has moved out of a school district as the consequence of a family crisis to remain enrolled in his or her current school until the end of the school year.
The measure allows any child who moves out of a school district due to domestic violence, sexual abuse, or any other family crisis to remain enrolled in that district until the end of the school year. The district is responsible for providing transportation services to children who fall under this provision and whose new home is “remote” from the school. An elementary school pupil is considered remote if he or she lives more than 2 miles from the school; while a secondary school pupil is considered remote if he or she lives more than 2 1/2 miles from the school. Under the measure, the state is responsible for reimbursing the school district for transportation costs.
