Admin

Residency

Many suburban school districts, including District 67, have been burdened with non-resident students enrolled in their schools. The Board of Education takes a firm stand on identifying and removing out-of-district children who are illegally enrolled in our schools. If you believe that someone who is attending one of our schools is not a resident of our district, we ask that you alert us to this situation as soon as possible. All information given is confidential and your anonymity is ensured.

If we obtain information that indicates you do not live in the District 67 attendance area, we will check your residency by one or all of the following methods:

  1. Sending an authorized individual to visit the address on file.
  2. Sending an authorized individual to visit the suspected address.
  3. Conduct surveillance of you and/or the student leaving or returning home.
  4. Conduct an in-home visit.

If our evidence indicates illegal enrollment, the Board will exercise its right to collect owed tuition, current and retroactive. The tuition rate (grades K-8) is $13,485.00.

Owning property in District 67 in which you do not reside does NOT make you a legal resident here and therefore does NOT qualify your child to attend school here. The Illinois School Code mandates that you and your child reside on a permanent basis in the attendance area in order for your child to attend school here.

Residency is defined as the place where parents/legal guardians eat, sleep, and store their belongings; furthermore, it is that place in which their child resides with them for four or more days per week. A student's residence is the same as the person who has legal custody of the student. Refer to Board Policy 7.60.

Parents who falsify their residency information for the purpose of obtaining tuition-free attendance for their children at District 67 commit a criminal offense and may be subject to legal action. In addition, the District may sue for recovery of tuition.

We are proud of the educational opportunities that are offered to our students. Our purpose in verifying a student's residence is to keep us in compliance with state law and to fulfill an obligation that we have to the taxpayers in our school district to educate only those students who legitimately are entitled to attend our schools.

If you are the parent/guardian of a child illegally enrolled in this district, you are advised to withdraw your child immediately. If you have any questions about your residency, please call the Superintendent's Office at 847-966-8200 x220 for clarification.

Dr. Susan Coleman
Superintendent
Golf School District 67