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Walnut Hills residents seek more engagement, clearer transportation plans for Frederick Douglass phase 2
Summary
At the Feb. 24 hearing of the public, Walnut Hills community representatives asked the board for fuller engagement and a transportation plan after the district approved phase two of a project affecting Frederick Douglass School; community members said some parents still lack information and questioned student travel distances.
Walnut Hills community members used the Feb. 24 public-comment period to ask the Cincinnati Board of Education for more engagement and clearer transportation plans tied to the district’s phase-two implementation affecting Frederick Douglass School.
Mona Jenkins, a Walnut Hills resident who spoke during the public hearing, thanked the board for a recent historical presentation but said community leaders asked last December to be included in rollout conversations after phase two was approved. Jenkins said parents were still unclear about transportation arrangements and that some families were being told students would travel distances she described as two miles while walkable distance measures in other neighborhoods are shorter. Jenkins asked for a “holistic approach” involving multiple stakeholders and more direct outreach to parents.
Board staff acknowledged the comment during public hearing procedures and said the district would follow up through established channels. Board members and district leaders later discussed operational impacts, including questions about facility utilization, walking distances, and how state reporting defines “underutilized” school buildings.
No board action took place during the public-comment period; board members asked administration to provide follow-up communications and to ensure community stakeholder meetings occur as planned.
