Lakeland school district stands against possible open-enrollment legislation
The Lakeland School System unanimously passed a resolution opposing possible changes to open enrollment from state legislation. (Benjamin Naylor/The Daily Memphian file)
The Lakeland School System wants to make clear that they oppose mandatory open enrollment and changes to policy proposed in recent years by some state legislators.
The municipal school district’s Board of Education this week unanimously passed a resolution opposing mandatory universal open enrollment legislation and policy in Tennessee schools.
State law requires every public school district conduct an open enrollment period each year, but it does not require accepting every student who lives outside the district’s boundaries. Acceptance is based on space and local policy.
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Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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