Lee and Peanut, i can only speak for shawnee county, but here if you want your child to go to a school where you are not in the district, you request the transfer and go to the school board meeting to explain why you want to go to said school. Flattery has been known to work well when using this technique. I see what you are saying with private school, the checkbook instead of actually writing a letter and showing up to the school board meeting to plead your case. I am in a tax bracket where I've had to do the latter. That and Hayden sucks at wrestling!