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Parents ask Downingtown board to form committee to review East Ward elementary boundary split

Downingtown Area School District Board of Directors · November 13, 2025
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Summary

Two parents urged the board to examine the long-standing split of Williamsburg and Norwood House students at East Ward Elementary, citing small cohort sizes and student mental-health concerns as they transition to secondary school; they asked for a committee and data-driven review, not an immediate decision.

Multiple parents used the public-comment period to request the board review elementary school boundaries affecting East Ward families.

Abigail Throne asked the board to add a future agenda item to discuss the current border and separation of East Ward students as they…

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