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Hundreds of parents press Leander ISD trustees to drop plans to repurpose neighborhood elementary schools
Summary
Dozens of parents, teachers and students urged the Leander ISD Board of Trustees to remove several neighborhood elementary schools from the district's long-range repurposing list, citing community ties, student outcomes and privacy concerns after a special-programs sign-in sheet was released in response to a public-records request.
Dozens of parents, teachers and students told the Leander Independent School District Board of Trustees on Thursday that neighborhood elementary schools should not be closed or repurposed as part of the district's long-range planning process.
The comments, delivered during a public-comment period that included 52 speakers, focused most frequently on Nauman Elementary, Fabian Elementary and Naman Elementary. Speakers described the campuses as neighborhood centers that support walking-to-school patterns, volunteer-run programs and long-term student outcomes.
The comments came as trustees consider proposals to repurpose or consolidate some central-area campuses amid shifting enrollment. At Thursday's meeting, attendees repeatedly asked trustees to preserve neighborhood models and urged the district to explore alternatives such as converting underutilized classrooms at multiple campuses…
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