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Rutherford County Schools policy panel requires residency at time of application for choice schools

Rutherford County Schools Policy Committee · October 24, 2025
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Summary

The policy committee approved changes to policy 1.703 and related policy 6.204 to require that applicants to Rutherford County choice schools have a primary domicile in the county at the time they apply, rather than by the start of the school year; committee members discussed leases, contracts and proof of residency and voted by voice to approve.

The Rutherford County Schools Policy Committee voted to require that applicants to choice schools establish primary domicile in Rutherford County at the time they submit their application.

Monica Ridley, general counsel for Rutherford County Schools, introduced the change to policy 1.703 during the committee's meeting, saying the amendment would "add language that the requirement of primary domicile to be in Rutherford County at the time of the application to our choice schools." The…

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