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Parents at Eureka meeting say out‑of‑district enrollments displaced local children
Summary
Multiple parents told the Eureka Union School District board during public comment that their in‑district children lost seats to out‑of‑district students and asked the district for explanations; district staff later told the board funding per pupil does not vary by a student’s home district.
Members of the public pressed the Eureka Union School District Board of Trustees about how the district is assigning seats after several local children were denied placement at their neighborhood schools.
“I pay for our schools through our taxes … My grandkids should be able to go to the schools that they are in,” said Gail Smiley during the board’s public‑comment period, describing multiple generations of her family attending district schools and saying her grandson was moved from Oak Hills to Ridgeview.
Two other speakers, including Kim Brand and a man who identified himself as Paul, said the district failed to follow up…
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