If your address is in a certain school's area, you're required to go to that school. Unless that school is a failing school, in which you have the option of transferring to a "choice school" provided you provide your own transportation to and from school. That's the only legal way to transfer from one public school to another without a special provision. It's not uncommon for athletes to use fake addresses to transfer though. A few years ago, when Flanagan was competing for state titles under Devin Bush, half the football team had an address in one apartment complex in Pembroke Pines. Everyone knew **** well none of those kids lived in Pines. The school board, at least in Broward county is very lax on making sure these kids actually live at the addresses provided. Every football team that's a playoff contender has kids from out of area on their squad. It's not just the private schools and it's not just the powerhouse public schools anymore either. Schools like Western and Plantation who are decent but not great recruit kids from out of area.