Parents tell Liberty Hill ISD board rezoning would force children off safe walking routes
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Summary
Several parents urged the Liberty Hill ISD board to keep the Laniera and Calandria sections of Santa Rita Ranch assigned to Tierra Rosa Elementary, saying the areas are within safe walking distance to TRE and that rezoning to Santa Rita Elementary would increase bus routes and traffic through an existing school zone.
Parents from Santa Rita Ranch urged the Liberty Hill ISD board Tuesday to leave the Laniera and Calandria sections zoned for Tierra Rosa Elementary rather than rezoning them to Santa Rita Elementary.
"Laniero and Calandria are 0.6 miles from TRE," Liza Fife told trustees during the public‑comment portion, noting a direct sidewalk to the campus and an existing crosswalk and crossing guards. Fife asked the board to consider grandfathering homes within a 1‑mile radius so current homeowners could remain at their neighborhood school.
Tyler Chauvin, who said his family lives in the Laniero section, echoed those safety concerns: "Our home is within walking distance of Tierra Rosa Elementary. Heck, I can see it from my back porch, y'all." Chauvin said students currently have a 12‑minute walk or a short bike ride to TRE and warned that rezoning would force students to pass through TRE’s school zone to reach SRE, increase traffic and create new bus routes.
Both speakers thanked district staff and trustees for holding town halls and soliciting parent feedback; Chauvin and Fife urged the board to rezone areas that currently require buses instead of moving built‑out neighborhoods away from TRE.
What happens next: the board is in a feedback phase and plans to review advisory‑committee recommendations before making attendance‑zone recommendations at the February regular meeting, per interim superintendent updates at the same session.
