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Board adopts residency criteria for Hernando-zone kindergarten and first-grade schools
Summary
The board approved residency boundaries for two Hernando-zone schools for the 2025–26 school year, specifying east/west and north/south divisions relative to I‑55, Highway 51 and Commerce Street.
The Southern County Board of Education adopted residency criteria to assign students to two kindergarten and first-grade schools in the Hernando zone for the 2025–26 school year.
A district presenter said the board’s stated goals were to equalize enrollment at the two schools and to keep neighborhood children together. Under the adopted criteria as described to the board, Hernando Elementary School will include students who live east of Interstate 55 and students who live north of Commerce Street and east of Highway 51. Oak Grove Central Elementary School will include students who live west of Highway 51 and students who live south of Commerce Street and west of Interstate 55.
The presenter recommended the criteria as written; the board moved to adopt the criteria effective with the 2025–26 school year. The motion passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
