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The "Local Parents/Grandparents" system groups contain all people with that role within a set distance of the school. The local distance range of these system groups can be configured through the Local Distance system parameter (accessed through the System Parameters query on the System homepage).
The numeric value for this field is either in miles or kilometers, depending on the country the school is in.