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Board directs staff to release resident students seeking virtual‑charter enrollment through June; members debate fairness and budget impact
Summary
After extended debate about parental choice, fairness and fiscal risk, the North Santiam SD 29J board directed staff to release any resident student who requests transfer to a virtual public charter school through June 30, 2025. The motion passed with a 5–1 vote and one abstention; staff said about 19 requests were pending.
The North Santiam SD 29J board voted to direct the superintendent and staff to release resident students who request transfers to virtual public charter schools through the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 2025). The motion passed after a lengthy debate about fairness, district fiscal responsibility and parental choice.
Board members voiced conflicting priorities: several said denying…
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