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East Meadow board votes to opt out of state regionalization planning; two trustees abstain
Summary
The East Meadow Union Free School District Board of Education voted to notify the state it will not participate in the Department of Education's planning process for regionalization, citing concerns over potential fiscal and control risks. The resolution passed 5-0 with two trustees abstaining.
The East Meadow Union Free School District Board of Education voted to notify the New York State Education Department that the district will not participate in the department's planning process for regionalization, the board president read and the board approved during the meeting.
Board members said the decision was driven by uncertainty about what the state's planning process would require and by concern that opting into planning could expose the district to fiscal penalties or loss of local control. "Nobody seems to be able or willing, including in the legal guidance documents that we've received from our attorneys, to provide an answer as to whether or not…
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