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Cape View parents urge Brevard school board to delay consolidation, cite Title I, transportation and transparency concerns
Summary
Dozens of Cape Canaveral residents told the Brevard County School Board on Nov. 18 that a proposed attendance-boundary change affecting Cape View Elementary would harm students, erase Title I services and disrupt families; the board said no final vote would occur until January and outlined the procedural timeline.
Dozens of residents, parents and students pleaded with the Brevard County School Board on Nov. 18 to delay consideration of an attendance-boundary change that could consolidate Cape View Elementary with other schools.
Residents said the proposal — framed on the agenda as an attendance-boundary change (item I2) — would effectively close Cape View and strip students of Title I services, lengthen commutes and break community ties. Bruce Robertson, a long-time Cape Canaveral resident, told the board, "Cape View Elementary is integral to our community." Several parents warned that young children and students with special needs would face hardship if forced to travel farther and lose on-site resources.
The public-comment…
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