Judge Upholds Pennsbury Realignment Plan
County Judge Susan Devlin Scott did not rule in favor of Concerned Residents of Pennsbury.
County Judge Susan Devlin Scott upheld the Pennsbury School Board's approved plan for the realignment of election districts on Tuesday. The judge ruled to uphold a current three-region board. Three elected officials from each of the regions sit on the school board of nine. Concerned Residents of Pennsbury (CROP) said the district would be better served if broken into nine regions. The group, founded by a former Pennsbury music teacher, wanted the regions to be realigned, which would likely force some current board members out. Click here to read about Tuesday's negotiations between the district and teacher's union “A three-region plan is better equipped to absorb shifts in population, which ensures stability in the future,” the judge wrote…
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