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{{Short description|Term used in primary and secondary education}}
A '''sending/receiving relationship''' is one in which a public [[school district]] sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Snavely |first1=Barbara J. |title=New Jersey's Sending-Receiving Statute: Burden of Proof Tug-of-War |journal=Rutgers Law Journal |date=1990 |volume=22 |page=199}}</ref> This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Sending-Receiving relationship can double a district's resources |url=https://pbnlaw.com/media/84105/Jul-12-EMPL_KAWVAG.pdf |website=pnblaw |access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref> The term is used in [[primary education|primary]] and [[secondary education]] in the states of [[New Jersey]], [[Delaware]], and [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States]], although the concept exists in other states.

At times, the sending district may be granted representation on the receiving district's [[board of education]]. On the receiving district's board of education, the sending representative usually votes ''only'' on issues pertaining to the students received and district-wide issues. This is mainly to save money for the township and citizens who have to pay taxes for the school.

[[demographics|Demographic]] changes in either of the districts may cause the sending district to seek to end the relationship. Some districts have sought to gain [[home rule|local control]] of education methods and facilities by pulling out of existing sending relationships.

==See also==
*[[Non-high school district]]

==References==
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