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Parents urge Anoka‑Hennepin board to redraw boundaries so neighborhood children attend Andover schools
Summary
Two Andover area families told the board their children were assigned to Anoka middle/high schools under current boundaries, separating them from friends and community activities such as youth hockey; they asked the board to consider boundary adjustments rather than delay discussion for years.
Two families from the Peterson's Farm/Andover area addressed the school board during the Communications, Delegations and Petitions section, asking that district boundary lines be redrawn so neighborhood children attend Oak View Middle School and Andover High School.
Amanda said her family moved to Andover to be part of the community and that zoning information from a builder had been unclear; she described her son arriving as a fifth grader and later learning his assigned feeder pattern would send him to Anoka Middle and Anoka High, separating him from classmates and youth hockey teammates. "My kid has cried pretty much every night for the last 10 days," she said, urging the board to make boundary review a nearer‑term priority.
Neighbor Natalie Hansen told the board that, in her estimate, only about 10 students per year from their elementary school cohort would ultimately attend Anoka, and she said residents in the affected neighborhood had been denied open‑enrollment requests while out‑of‑district families received slots in Andover schools. Both speakers asked for clearer avenues to interact with the board beyond public comment.
Board members responded with procedural guidance (email/phone contact) and indicated the district tracks boundary and enrollment pressures as it considers open‑enrollment and capacity decisions.
