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Southern Kern Unified trustees weigh east'west trustee-area maps and appointment rule when no candidate files
Summary
Trustees debated whether trustee-area boundaries should be drawn as east'west bands or split north'south, discussed how school locations and low population density affect districting, and heard that if no candidate files in a trustee area the board must appoint a replacement.
Southern Kern Unified trustees and staff spent a meeting segment debating how to draw new trustee-area boundaries and reviewed what happens if no candidate runs in a trustee area.
Trustee B, a member of the Southern Kern Unified Board of Trustees, said an east'west approach would simplify maps: "I would say east to west because, oh, if you live on the South Side or the North Side of Roseman Boulevard, I don't think that really makes a difference to anyone. All the schools are on 1 no. Westside Westpark is on the other side. Yeah." The remark reflected…
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