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Merrimack Valley board puts open-enrollment restriction on March warrant after lengthy debate
Summary
Board members debated emergent state open-enrollment changes and voted to place a warrant article as written on the March ballot; the motion passed by voice vote with one member recorded opposed, amid concerns about legal uncertainty, undefined capacity rules, and short public notice.
The Merrimack Valley School Board voted Feb. 9 to place a warrant article restricting open enrollment on the March ballot after an extended discussion about recent state legislative changes and potential budgetary impacts. The motion passed by voice vote; Amanda York was recorded as opposed.
Board members said the state amendment — advanced late in the legislative process — could make open enrollment mandatory for districts in ways that are not yet fully defined. Tom Laliberte called the package “a speed rush to change…
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