The City of Kosciusko has passed an ordinance to crack down on parents who falsify documents to get their kids into the Kosciusko School District.
The ordinance passed with a 4-1 vote during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Kosciusko Board of Aldermen.
Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle says school officials have determined that students from as many as four other counties are enrolled in the Kosciusko schools.
“We found out that people here [Kosciusko] have been selling their addresses…” said Kyle.
Prior to the passing of this ordinance, if the school district found someone had falsified documents to enroll, all that could be done was to remove the student from the school.
However, this ordinance would allow the district to bring charges against anyone found to be in violation.
During Tuesday’s meeting, Kosciusko Chief of Police Greg Collins explained this would be done by the school district filing an affidavit against the parents/guardians, which would then be sent to court for a judge to make a ruling.
“This [ordinance] just aims to help to preserve the integrity of the school district and ensure taxpayer funds actually go to the children that live here.” said Kyle.
As will all city ordinances, this ordinance will go into effect 30 days after its passed.
Audio: Tim Kyle discusses the ordinance during this week’s Minute with the Mayor
