Redistricting for 2013-2014 school year has now been proposed. The earlier plan was to not involve our neighborhood. The Unit 5 Board of Education Redistricting Commitee has now included our Subdivision as "Open Enrollment." This will be the second time in 4 years that our Subdivision has been singled out , and for many of our children the 3rd school they will be attending. This is NOT FAIR to our children! Our children have been thriving at Benjamin Elementary for the past 3 years. Our children trust and have formed a bond with the teachers and staff at Benjamin, as well as their fellow classmates. Our children deserve STABILITY!! Our children do not deserve to be separated from their fellow neighbors and children that are a part of their community and dispersed into multiple schools. We support the philosophy that children thrive in elementary schools that provide supportive environments in close proximity to their neighborhoods and families.Our children are comfortable, confident, and proud of their school, Benjamin Elementary. We are demanding that the Unit 5 School Board Redistricting Commitee remove our neighborhood from thier redistricting plans.
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