School choice on legislators’ minds
As appeals court weighs law, 8 bills filed to govern student transfers
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 3:44 a.m.
State Sen. Johnny Key asks a question of state Rep. Clark Hall D-Marvell (foreground left), who presented HB1322, in the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Monday. HB1322 is a Congressional redistricting plan that would send Fayetteville from the 3rd district to the 4th.
Lawmakers are considering several bills to modify a state law that allows students to choose which school districts to attend. A federal lawsuit over racial restrictions in the law is pending before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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