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Board hears citizen comment saying about half of district cyber‑school students had not verified residency
Summary
A public commenter urged the board to act after the superintendent's report and a Facebook post showed roughly 51% of cyber‑school students had not verified residency as of March 30; the superintendent confirmed the March 30 status and the board discussed potential follow-up.
During the public‑comment portion of the Southmoreland School District meeting, a speaker raised concerns about residency verification for students enrolled in the district's cyber‑school program.
"If we are paying for students ... who do not live here, then it is the responsibility of the school district to do that because that's money out of our taxpayers' pockets," said the commenter (identified in the transcript as a board-member speaker during public comment), urging the board to take action to verify residency records.
The commenter said the superintendent's report and a social‑media post suggested approximately 51% of cyber‑school students had not verified residency as of March 30. Superintendent Mister Alexander responded that the March 30 snapshot showed some students had not verified residency and that the district would have to review the matter.
The public comment called for the board to ‘‘take action to make sure that that is done so that we have appropriate records for our cyber‑school students.’’ The superintendent and board agreed to follow up; no formal motion or vote was recorded during the comment segment.
What happens next: the comment requested board action to verify residency for cyber‑school enrollments; staff and trustees indicated the issue had been discussed at committee and will be pursued further.
