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Students and families urge Cuyahoga Falls board to protect open‑enrolled students facing cutoff
Summary
Students, parents and alumni pressed the Cuyahoga Falls City School District Board of Education to reverse or soften a decision ending interdistrict open enrollment that the district says will affect about 254 students, proposing phased transitions, tuition options and surveys to measure financial impact.
Hundreds of parents, students and alumni packed the Cuyahoga Falls City School District board meeting on March 4 to plead with trustees to preserve continuity for children affected by the district's planned end to interdistrict open enrollment.
"This is not just a policy change," said Kyle Watts, who told the board the change would affect about 254 students who have "spent years building their lives in this district." Watts asked the board to allow students already enrolled in Cuyahoga Falls to complete high school there, to consider a pay‑to‑attend option, or at minimum to survey families to understand the true financial impact.
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