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Parents urge board to protect open-enrolled students from athletic and CTE penalties

Cuyahoga Falls City School District Board of Education · March 18, 2026
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Summary

Two parents asked the board to preserve high-school students currently open-enrolled, arguing OHSAA transfer rules and CTE program timing unfairly penalize students if open enrollment ends; speakers asked the board to grandfather existing high-school students.

At the March 18 meeting, two public commenters urged the board to reconsider an open-enrollment policy change that would end district participation in open enrollment and thereby force some students to leave.

Stephanie Benson told trustees the change risks penalizing open-enrolled student athletes because Ohio High School Athletic Association rules often…

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