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Parents urge board to avoid displacing students as redistricting work continues
Summary
Several parents told the West Seneca board they were worried about proposed redistricting options that could reassign neighborhoods and move children across the district, asking the board and committee to favor plans that preserve current school placements and limit disruption.
At the April 8 West Seneca Board of Education meeting, multiple parents used the public comment period to press the board and the redistricting committee to avoid reassigning neighborhoods in ways that would move students to different schools. Speakers said the proposed changes could disrupt children’s academic and social stability.
Parent Joe Mihalak, who identified himself as the parent of three children in the district, said his family “decided to move to West Seneca specifically for our current schools” and asked the committee to “consider…
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