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Hundreds of parents, students and teachers urge Leander ISD to halt proposed school closures
Summary
Dozens of students, parents and staff spoke at a packed Leander ISD board meeting, urging trustees to pause plans to repurpose or close neighborhood campuses and demanding more transparent data and planning.
Hundreds of speakers filled public comment time at a Leander ISD board meeting to oppose proposed campus closures and repurposings, with large turnouts from Steiner Ranch Elementary and Cypress Elementary neighborhoods. Speakers included students, teachers, parents and community members who urged trustees to delay decisions and provide clearer data.
The board set public-comment rules at the start of the meeting, saying 106 individuals had signed up and reducing the usual 90-second speaking time to 60 seconds “due to the high number of individuals who will be speaking this evening.” The district reiterated that policy BED (local) governs the public-comment procedures.
Why it matters: The comments came amid a district facilities-optimization process that administration says responds to changing…
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