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Parents' Online Petition: We Must Stop School of Choice
The Plymouth-Canton school district wants to expand the initiative, but some residents think it's a bad idea. What do you think?
The possible expansion of Plymouth-Canton Community School District’s school of choice program has upset some parents, who have started an online petition to encourage board members to vote it down.
RELATED: Plymouth Canton Board of Education Votes For School Of Choice
The school district is considering expanding the amount of student school-of-choice slots to 300 from kindergarten to third grade, according to a HometownLife report. Despite public objection, the board approved last year implementing school of choice for 200 kindergaten through second-grade students for the 2014-15 school year.
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“School of Choice is a slippery slope. The slide has begun...we must stop it NOW,” the online petition states.
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Officials say this option will stem the decline in enrollment throughout the district, the HometownLife article reports. The Plymouth-Canton district estimates losing about 400 students a year over the next five years, the report added.
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