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Residents press board over demographer maps; trustees say report was informational only
Summary
Residents criticized draft demographer maps during lengthy public comment, particularly plans affecting Memorial School neighborhoods. The board and superintendent reiterated the February presentation was a demography report (not a proposal), and said redistricting will follow a district strategic plan and extensive community input for implementation in 2027-28.
A wave of public comment at the East Brunswick Board of Education's Feb. 18 meeting centered on demographer-generated boundary maps that residents said would disrupt neighborhood schools.
Several speakers asked why maps were shown before community analysis, questioned the demographer's data inputs and called for a phased approach or grandfathering to limit disruptions. Parents from Farms Road Circle and other areas said the maps as presented would split streets and move some children away from their neighborhood school, Memorial, calling the proposed changes inequitable.
"Half of my street…
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