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Wantagh board votes to join Article 78 challenge to NYSED regionalization rule
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The Wantagh Union Free School District board voted to join an Article 78 proceeding challenging a New York State Education Department regionalization regulation, citing concerns about limits on local control and a lack of opt-out provisions. The motion passed on a voice vote.
The Wantagh Union Free School District Board of Education voted Monday to join an Article 78 proceeding challenging the New York State Education Department—s recently issued regionalization regulation.
Superintendent John McNamara told the board the regulation was published as an emergency measure and has prompted concern among Long Island districts because its language appears to constrain local control over resource-sharing decisions. "The regulation that New York State Education Department put forth was an emergency regulation," McNamara said, and the district has submitted a letter…
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