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Board proposes removing per-school board‑member assignments online and to list that all members represent all schools
Summary
After debate about relationships, representation and timing, Marion County School Board agreed in principle to remove per‑school assignments from the district website and instead list contact info for all board members with a note that all members represent all schools; the change is planned to take effect at the start of the next school year.
Marion County School Board members on Feb. 5 debated whether to reassign specific schools to individual board members to match live‑in district maps or to remove per‑school assignments entirely from the district website. Several members said removing the assignment list and indicating that "all board members represent all schools" would reduce public confusion while preserving long‑standing relationships.
Why it matters: The board's website currently lists particular schools under each member, which can cause confusion when residents look up the person associated with their child's school; with recent boundary and…
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