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Resident urges review of Columbia's 2012 withdrawal from Windham tuitioning
Summary
Tyler Kania told the board he believes Columbia erred in stopping tuitioning students to Windham High School in 2012 and referenced Sheff v. O'Neill, Title VI and outreach to the NAACP; the chair said a survey of interest may be sent to families.
During public comment, resident and writer Tyler Kania urged the Columbia Board of Education to revisit the 2012 decision to stop tuitioning students to Windham High School, citing legal concerns including Sheff v. O'Neill and Title VI and saying he has sought input from the NAACP and published articles on the topic. Chairman Michael Maziarz acknowledged Kania's materials, said current board members were not on the board in 2012, and said the district has not received parent requests to rejoin Windham to date; he proposed sending a survey to families to gauge interest.
Kania told the board he prefers partnering with Windham and warned that "continued regionalization with RHAM and EO Smith wouldn't support Sheff vs O'Neill." The board did not take immediate action; Maziarz asked Kania to continue communicating with the district about his research and outreach.
