Rebel Bert Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago Baldwyn and Booneville School Districts are working on a merger plan. The schools will remain open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago I look for many school districts to be consolidated going forward. Not necessarily closing very many actual schools but there is so much flab in every School District Office that eventually the taxpayers are going to revolt and force the legislature to combine districts. There should be one per county. 82 total. There are currently 138. That is way too many. Money or the lack of will demand that this happen in the years ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted 11 hours ago Author Share Posted 11 hours ago 41 minutes ago, Bulldogs4 said: I look for many school districts to be consolidated going forward. Not necessarily closing very many actual schools but there is so much flab in every School District Office that eventually the taxpayers are going to revolt and force the legislature to combine districts. There should be one per county. 82 total. There are currently 138. That is way too many. Money or the lack of will demand that this happen in the years ahead. Agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSSportsGuy Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago This is a good, proactive move by the districts. Baldwyn, Nettleton, and Union are small districts spread across two counties as their towns are on the lines. Lumberton was as well years ago had a forced consolidation with Lamar County Schools. I think the students who were zoned for Lumberton but lived in Pearl River County were allowed to continue at Lumberton and did not move to PRC but I'm not 100% sure. Along with my many posts about the stupidity of 7 classes, I've been just as vocal about the need for district consolidation. There should be many more. District consolidation does not have to lead to local school closures just reduced administration and fewer school boards and taxation variances. Does it save a ton of money? Not necessarily that much in the big picture, but in a time of declining school enrollments and lack of adequate funds, this is mostly a good thing. I'd love to see more voluntarily make the move but it will likely be a fight in most communities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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