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Hearing on intra‑district transfer bill spotlights parents seeking shorter commutes or escape from bullying
Summary
Sen. Victoria Sullivan introduced SB97 to allow students to attend any public school within their resident district if capacity allows; proponents said it helps transient families and those seeking safer or closer placements while critics warned of budget and special‑education complications.
Senate Bill 97 (introduced by Sen. Victoria Sullivan) would permit parents to request that a student attend any public school within the student’s resident school district provided the receiving school has capacity. Sullivan told the committee the bill grew out of constituent cases in Manchester in which grandparents provided reliable care, and students were assigned to a school across town despite a closer school within walking distance.
“The bottom line is that people in towns and cities are all paying the same tax rate, yet their children…
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