WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. April 14, 2008: Suprintendent of Schools Timothy Connors, citing a report by Anne Lillis, Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Services, announced the School District investigated 93 cases of alleged illegal students not official residents of White Plains in 2006-2007 and found 16 to be Non-Residents.

In the current 2007-2008 school year, Connors said 89 alleged illegal students claiming to be White Plains residents have been investigated, and 12 have been found to be non-residents, with 36 found to be legal residents of the city.

Connors said the district employs a private investigator to look into students who have been reported as being possible attendees of White Plains schools illegally. The report notes that such residency cases are brought to the district attention by five means:

1. Returned mail.

2. Suspicion by school persoinnel.

3. Anonymous calls from the public.

4. Through checking of "Residency Affidavits." For example, if a family moves to White Plains and resides with another family, they must complete a "Residency Affidavit." Each of these affidavits are investigated before we (the district before we (the district) will register the children. If it is not clear-cut that the family resides here, a residency case is opened and an investigation conducted to determine residency.

5. Through the checking of "Care, Custody and Control Affidavits". If a family is surrendering the care, custody and control of their child(ren) to another person residing in White Plains, and it is not court-ordered, a "Care, Custody and Control Affidavit" must be completed. These affidavits are subject to district approval based on State Education Laws.

Connors noted that the exclusion of the 28 students would result in considerable savings to the district.

At $26,000 per student to educate an individual in the White Plains schools, the exclusion of the 28 students should result in a savings to the district of approximately $728,000.