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Parents urge board to reconsider rezoning proposal affecting Fox Bank and Whitesville attendance lines
Summary
Residents from neighborhoods proposed for rezoning told the board on Nov. 17 that shifting stable communities from Fox Bank to Whitesville Elementary would disrupt students and unfairly target smaller, established neighborhoods rather than growing areas; the board recorded the comments for later workshop consideration.
Residents whose neighborhoods may be moved under proposed attendance-line changes spoke to the board on Nov. 17, urging reconsideration of maps that would reassign some homes from Fox Bank Elementary to Whitesville Elementary.
Jonathan Tudor described Fairmont South as a small, fully developed neighborhood of about 203 houses and estimated it contributes "less than 1 student per class" to Fox Bank, arguing rezoning that neighborhood would not materially relieve overcrowding but would meaningfully disrupt local children. Kayla Bell said she lives in a portion of the district being considered for rezoning and questioned why smaller established neighborhoods were chosen instead of larger, developing areas projected to add more students.
Both speakers asked the board to weigh relationships, stability and the real impacts on families when finalizing attendance lines; the board noted the comments and plans to workshop attendance lines as part of continuing deliberations.
Why this matters: Attendance-line changes affect where children attend school, transportation, and community ties; speakers argued the proposed map places disproportionate burden on stable neighborhoods.
What happened next: The board's workshop on rezoning was referenced as forthcoming; no vote on rezoning took place at the Nov. 17 meeting.
Sources: Public comments by Jonathan Tudor and Kayla Bell at the Nov. 17 Berkeley County School District board meeting.
