"Despite the district’s ability to grant the child residency due to her mother’s employment, the district initially refused to let the child continue attending school. The district’s decision put the family in a difficult situation, where the child would have to be separated from her mother or the mother would have to quit her job. After community outrage, the district reversed its decision, but required the employer to become a legal guardian of the child.
This is not an isolated problem. Across the state caregivers, nannies, and other workers whose jobs require them to stay overnight are faced with challenges over where their children can go to school. Districts across the state handle these issues differently.
For these workers, the nature of their employment effects far more than their commute. They should have the option to keep their family together and keep their children with them during the work week."
~ http://sd33.senate.ca.gov/news/2015-04-30-senate-unanimously-approves-lara-bill-allowing-children-attend-school-where-live
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