At the middle school level, things become a bit more complicated because each district has its own system for assigning students to schools.

It also has control over the school crossing guards assigned to schools throughout the city.

Most of the lead teachers will be assigned to elementary schools.

Designates areas of the district are assigned to various schools.

Last month, for example, the city's lawyers appealed to the court to intervene in the way teachers are assigned to schools.

The rest of the teachers are then assigned to schools with openings.

Students were assigned to other schools within the district.

Under the plan, students would be assigned to other schools.

In reality students are rarely randomly assigned to teachers or to schools.

Of those, about 100 eventually were assigned to regular schools.