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Prior Lake-Savage board keeps student walking distance at 1.5 miles; votes 4-3 to send policy to second reading
Summary
The Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools board debated whether to align its maximum student walking distance with statutory language but voted 4‑3 at a study session to keep the current 1.5‑mile maximum and advance the revised policy for a second reading.
Chair White and school board members debated proposed edits to district policy 707 concerning maximum student walking distance during a study session. The policy advisory committee had proposed language allowing the district to align its maximum with statute (2 miles) to give administrators flexibility, but several directors raised safety and cost concerns. After discussion, the board voiced its will to maintain the current 1.5‑mile maximum and to bring the revised policy to a second reading with that figure retained.
The district’s policy advisory committee recommended changing the maximum walking distance in…
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