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Board pauses elementary attendance-area change after residents raise safety and neighborhood concerns
Summary
Trustees discussed a proposed attendance-area (elementary boundary) policy change affecting East Clinton Avenue and Heights Lane, noted the change would affect roughly eight students at present, and agreed to table the item for additional committee review rather than vote on it that night.
Board members discussed a proposed revision to elementary attendance-area boundaries, including a targeted change affecting odd-numbered homes on East Clinton Avenue. Trustees and staff said the district's goal is to balance enrollment across the schools without creating safety or community disruptions.
Staff described the specific adjustment as leaving odd-numbered houses on East Clinton Avenue (the north side) zoned for Smith and keeping even-numbered houses zoned for Smith only in the Heights exception. The presenters said the change would avoid forcing a small number of students to cross East Clinton, a street they described as having high speeds and a history of accidents. At the time of the discussion staff said the number of elementary students affected by the proposed change was eight.
A trustee raised a request to table the attendance-area item and to revisit it in committee after additional review. The presiding officer agreed there was no urgency and accepted the request to remove the item from today's votes so it can be discussed further. The transcript records questions about crosswalks and crossing guards; staff said the borough manages crossing guards and no formal crossing-guard request had been made to the district as of the meeting.
The policy was listed on the agenda for a first reading that night; the board did not approve the policy during the meeting and elected to send it back for further committee discussion.
