Parents and students urge Leander ISD to pause school-closure plan, cite faulty data and call for alternatives

At a packed citizens-comment session at the Leander ISD Board of Trustees meeting, more than 40 people spoke in opposition to proposed school consolidations and closures, urging trustees to pause and demand better data and community engagement. Speakers included students, parents, PTA leaders and longtime residents who said proposed closures would disrupt students and neighborhoods.

Supporters of the schools repeatedly questioned the accuracy and stability of the district’s enrollment and capacity figures, and asked the board to consider alternatives before closing any campus. “Without that transparency, the so called community forums are ineffective at best and disingenuous at worst,” said Nicole Krause, a Cypress parent and PTA board member, referencing the district’s “thought exchange” public-feedback…