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Board approves interdistrict transfer so younger sibling can attend same Salinas-area school
Summary
The Monterey County Board of Education approved an interdistrict attendance appeal (252606) allowing a student to attend the Alisal Union School District, citing parental work schedule, babysitter proximity and sibling continuity. The Salinas district did not appear to defend the denial.
The Monterey County Board of Education voted to approve interdistrict transfer appeal 252606, allowing the student identified in the record as 25-26-06 to attend the Alisal Union School District.
The parent who appealed told the board that their older child already attends the requested school and that the family's babysitter lives nearby, making drop-off and emergency access to a local clinic feasible. "My older child has been there since, he was 3 years old, preschool, and so I would like for them to be at that same school together," the appellant said. Board members asked about employment and logistics; the Salinas City Elementary School District did not appear to state reasons for the denial during the hearing. A trustee moved to approve the transfer, a second was given, and the chair called the vote; members answered "Aye" and the motion passed.
Board discussion during the item focused on student welfare and family hardship as the primary reasons supporting approval. No formal vote tally by name was read into the record; the chair announced that the motion passed. The board noted the district's absence from the hearing and proceeded to the next agenda item.
