Is there money involved with this here situation or just pure ___ luck?

You really need to report this family. This is part of the problem....law abidding citizens don't speak up.

Thanks Ruby for posting this. This should be a clue to the "Residency Officer".

The"Residency Officer" does not have a clue.

The Fayette County school system might be losing $3,276,000 from educating students dropped into our school system from surrounding counties, but then again it saves an equivalent amount from the Fayette students whose parents enroll them into the Coweta, Spalding or Clayton county school systems. After all, what makes you think this is all a one-way street?

By the way, I am sorry about the heart attack I just caused you. I was just kidding. I hope you recover. Seeing your expression when you read this first paragraph would have been priceless to me.

Clayton is just where I want my children to be educated. {insert rolling eyes icon}

I can see a flood of parents wanting their kids in Clayton schools. Or wanting to haul them to Spalding or Coweta.

Where did you get that notion from?

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Keeping it real and to the core of the issue, not the peripherals.

It's not just the administrator of the attendance program that has been failing us. To me, the main reason that nothing was done earlier is because our school board members took a laissez faire stance on this issue. They're the ones who allowed this problem to get out of hand. It took the election in July to spur them into developing a tougher policy. I'm glad we're seeing some results, but we need to keep holding them accountable. And yes, thank you, Sam Sweat!

Do the bus drivers not have a list of students who are suppost to be on the bus. Some counties have list of where student's live,and what bus stop they are to be at. If your name's not on the list you don't ride. Simple computer program will stop some of the law breakers.

How the heck do these parents know what bus? or what time the bus comes?

Also, I think there is one little girl at my son's bus stop that doesn't belong there...hmmm.

Crackin' cases & Raisin' kids

They find out the bus route by taking their child to meet their teacher appointment and there the bus schedules are available. Then the 1st day-they don't drop the kids off-they simply wait with them at the bus stop-by doing this they determine the bus stop pick up time...duh! My children belong in the Fayette Co. school systems, so I am not one of those parents. just FYI

They know that no one will have the ambition to take their tag no. and call the police.

The out-of-county parents drop their kids off at bus stops so they don't have to flash their Clayton County tags on the school campus where someone like highgreen or robert is likely to follow them home and give their address to Arlene Law - like that does any good.
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Asking Arlene Law to follow up on anything is a waste of breath!

Crackin' cases & Raisin' kids

We are to some degree. We have let questionable people on the board for their ego. Why? Because we don't care enough todo something like run for the office ourselves. Arlene does what she can with the rules the school board officals give her. They are to blame!

I met with her several times last year and she was completely oblivious to the real problem. I personally gave her 29 names and license numbers of illegals. Result - nothing. She thinks I am a troublemaker.

The school board is indeed the governing authority and they should have had a policy that had some teeth in it to keep the illegals out of our schools. Actually, I think they did, but did not push it and enforce it - John D. please step up.

Now it appears they are - good deal - congratulations All! If you get even half of the 400 out, you have accomplished a great deal.

I agree, we have allowed questionable people on the board, but in no way am I about to excuse Arlene Law because she "did what she could under the rules the board gave her." I don't buy that for a minute. Did you ever try to get in touch with this lady? Not only was it impossible to get a live person, but if you were one of the unfortunate ones that had to leave a message, I highly doubt you ever got a return phone call. I don't think it stated anywhere in the rules that she were not to return calls.

You are absolutely correct Buckwheat! What ever happend to the customary return a phone call in 24 hrs? I've been waiting since last Wednesday for a return phone call....I doubt I'll ever get one. The many in this school board administration are so unprofessional.

Persistence pays off!! If still no results, send an email, drop a certified letter, and better yet visit the office to set an appointment in person. You have been "waiting"; whereas, the school board administration is surely a madhouse and working their hind-ends off the first three weeks of school beginning.
DUH, DUH, DUH.

Yeah, this well-known tactic has been used for quite a while. Another one is the use of license plate frames that cover the name of the county.