Board votes to disenroll two students after residency hearing; tuition assessed for 2024‑25 attendance
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Summary
After an executive session residency hearing the board found two students not domiciled in South Plainfield, voted to disenroll them and directed the superintendent to notify families and explain appeal rights; the parent did not attend the hearing.
The South Plainfield Board of Education voted on Jan. 7 to disenroll two students after a residency hearing held in executive session and to assess tuition for any ineligible attendance during the 2024‑25 school year, the board announced when it read two resolutions into the public record.
The action is significant because it removes district enrollment status for the identified students and charges tuition for periods the board found the students attended while ineligible, and it directs the superintendent to notify the families and advise them of appeal rights.
At the meeting the board read a resolution stating the residency hearing was held in executive session for student IDs 20210390 and 20252527 and that "the parent did not attend and waived her right to do so." The resolution continued: "Based on the results of the hearing, the board finds that the students are not domiciled in South Plainfield and are not entitled to attend school in the district. Now be it resolved that the board hereby disenrolls the above record students and assesses tuition for the period of students' ineligible attendance during the 2024‑25 school year and directs the superintendent to notify the family of the decision and their appeal rights."
A motion was made and seconded; the transcript records a roll call with multiple board members voting "Yes." The meeting did not record the names of the mover or seconder in the public portion. The board chair called for the roll call and members answered in the affirmative; the resolution was approved as read.
Board members indicated the item was added to the agenda after executive session. No further public discussion was recorded; the board moved on to adjourn. The district did not publicly disclose students' names at the meeting; the action was announced by student ID numbers as read into the record.
The board announced it would take action after executive session and later read the resolutions aloud to the assembled public. The meeting minutes and any formal notice to the families will indicate the board's written resolution and the avenue for appeal.