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SFUSD adopts residency policy to tighten verification; critics fault due process and possible impact on students
Summary
The board adopted a strengthened residency policy to verify student addresses and protect San Francisco residents’ priority for school seats. Opponents and several commissioners warned the policy needed clearer due-process protections and safeguards for graduating seniors.
The San Francisco Board of Education voted March 22 to adopt a revised residency policy that formalizes verification procedures and authorizes the district to investigate suspected address fraud.
Staff said the policy implements existing practices and aims to protect San Francisco residents’ priority in student assignment. Darlene Lim, a district director, described an outreach 'amnesty' period and said the district has built capacity for investigations through a…
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