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Parents urge clarity on Eagan zoning waitlist and seek local special-education advisory committee

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Two parents used public comment to press the board for transparency: one asked for information and remedies after a reported waitlist for zoned Eagan students; another sought a locally focused special-education parent advisory committee after regional consolidation of CACs.

During the public-comment period, parent Demetra Bell said she is the parent of a current sixth-grader and expects a child to attend Eagan in fall 2025. Bell said families who live in the Eagan zone found themselves on a waitlist and that the district provided no prior notice. She asked whether an Eagan zone waitlist had existed previously, requested the number of zone students on the waitlist and asked the district to address the issue equitably rather than using a first-come, first-served enrollment…

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