In order to attend the Somerville Public Schools, a student must reside in the City of Somerville. "Residence" is the place where a person dwells permanently.Residency Requirements: Individual programs may require a minimum number of courses in the major to be taken at Middlesex College. There are circumstances in which your child may maintain residency and attend school in a school district in which neither one of his or her parents resides. , "the place where a person dwells and which is the center of his domestic,.