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Residents urge school board to reject broad open‑enrollment lottery, citing capacity and fairness concerns
Summary
Several West Lafayette residents told the school board they oppose adopting a broadly open transfer lottery; speakers cited classroom capacity, transportation, community stability and long‑term funding as reasons to favor solutions aimed at attracting in‑district families instead.
Several residents addressed the West Lafayette Community School Corporation board during the public‑comment portion of a recent meeting to oppose a proposed option that would open district schools to students from outside the district through a lottery.
Lede Lily Chow, a West Lafayette resident, told the board: “I'm here today to, speak tonight in opposition to the third option, opening our district to students from outside district through a lottery system.”
Nut graf Speakers said the change, proposed as a response to declining enrollment and related state funding impacts, would be a short‑term fix that risks straining classroom resources, complicating transportation and weakening the link between residency and local property…
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