Students will still have school choice with new boundaries

The new school boundaries proposed by the Laramie County School District (LCSD) No. 2 have some parents concerned that they will no longer be able to choose the school their children attend.

The boundaries were proposed at the March 13, 2017 regular meeting of the LCSD Board of Trustees in Albin. They are an outgrowth of a cap on school transportation funding for 2018-19, imposed by the legislature. Anticipating the possibility of future cuts in such funding, the LCSD board established a committee of parents, bus drivers, patrons, and district staff from across the entire district.

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