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Wilson community speaker urges state board to require public votes on school closings
Summary
A Wilson community representative told the Board that local patrons — not just a four‑member board majority — should decide school closures after his district’s proposed full‑facility closure, citing enrollment and community impact.
During the citizens’ open forum at the March 10 Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Michael Crokkey of Wilson (USD 112) urged the Board to require that patrons be given the right to vote on school closures rather than allowing a bare board majority to make final closure decisions.
Crokkey said Wilson’s K–12 facility (built 1998) serves the largest community in the district and that prior closures had…
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