For the last 35 years San Mateo County has run a Volunteer Transfer Program (VTP), also referred to as the “Tinsley Program,”[1] that mandates the acceptance of

For the last 35 years San Mateo County has run a Volunteer Transfer Program (VTP), also referred to as the “Tinsley Program,”[1] that mandates the acceptance of 166 students of color per grade living in East Palo Alto to surrounding school districts, including 60 to the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD)[2]. [1] https://www.smcoe.org/for-families/appeals-and-transfers/volunteer-transfer-program.html https://www.smcoe.org/for-families/appeals-and-transfers/vol... [2] https://www.pausd.org/student-supports/vtp https://www.pausd.org/student-supports/vtp