The Alpine School District has sent "Out of Area Transfer Student" letters to some students in SunCrest based on instructions from a letter to the district dated 2006. The district employee who sent them out was confused by the boundaries and sent them to UT County SunCrest residents as well as SL County SunCrest residents because she didn't realize that UT County students have always been a part of ASD and are NOT transfer students. She also was not aware of HB 349, which was passed in January 2007, and grants ASD resident status to SL County students if they choose to attend ASD.
SR.org contacted the district today to clarify the sections of the Utah State Code that affect our area, and will be working with ASD, The Canyons/Jordan District, and the Utah State Office of Education to ensure that correct protocol is followed in the future.
For now, if you live in UT County SunCrest, since you are and always have been part of ASD, it is redundant to sign and send in a letter requesting out of area permission to attend ASD. Hold on to them until we can get this straightened out and can provide more accurate and updated paperwork that will satisfy USOE requirements and won't conflict with Utah State Code.
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