DeKalb Schools apologizes for asking families to pay tuition

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — More than 22,000 DeKalb County School District families received an “urgent” message on July 17 stating that DCSD’s new "attendance boundary verification system” detected that their student was out of the district. 

The sternly worded notice said parents who didn’t verify their residency would need to pay $7,122.53 in tuition or their child would be removed from the district. Many parents on social media claimed this was an error.

A clarification issued by the district on July 18 apologized to these families and said that the district will review and verify documentation further to ensure it is within DCSD boundaries.

“Therefore, your child/children remain eligible to attend school in DeKalb County without the payment of out-of-county tuition,” the clarification statement said.

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