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Parents, students and residents urge Anne Arundel board to remove BR3 split articulation for Nantucket and Crofton
Summary
Dozens of parents, students and community members told the Anne Arundel County Board of Education that revised Board Recommendation 3 (phase 2 redistricting) would needlessly split the Nantucket/Crofton feeder pattern, endanger students on Route 3, and rely on a disputed interpretation of IAC funding criteria. Speakers urged delay or removal of the split articulation.
Dozens of parents, students and community members urged the Anne Arundel County Board of Education on Monday to remove a proposed split articulation in Board Recommendation 3 (phase 2 redistricting), saying the move would fracture small communities and put students at greater risk on Route 3.
"If keeping these 27 students at DES has no negative impact on instruction, operations, capacity planning, or funding, then what problem is solved by separating them from their school community?" said Laura Lisonbee, representing Glen Isle and Hamilton neighborhoods, summarizing a recurring line of testimony that cited 27 affected students as a focal point for the opposition.
Parents and students repeatedly argued that the district’s stated funding rationale is incorrect. Several speakers…
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