School Boundary Changes

As many of you know, I am on the boundary change committee for the upcoming new school in Herriman. I live in a particularly affected area because there really is no school close to us. The committee has come up with four options (although two of those, I believe, will immediately be voted out) that will be presented for public comment at an open house this Thursday, October 9, from 6:00 to 7:30pm at the Middle School. If you are concerned about this issue at all, you need to be there and vote.

The public is given a sheet of paper and they write their options in order of preference. Those votes are actually counted and play a huge part in drawing up the final draft of the boundaries later that night. There is also a comment section. My problem with the option that doesn't keep my area in Butterfield Canyon is that it doesn't seem right to move us to Herriman and then keep busing the kids further up the street to BC, when we are closer to BC and already attending that school. That would be my comment.

I also have a safety concern because Herriman buses would drop kids off on my street around 3:30 and then a half hour later, the BC buses would drive up the street. I'm afraid that kids will be out playing by that time and that it poses a safety risk.

I know a few people who want to pass out flyers in our area to make sure we let everyone know. If you want to help, give me a call. If you talk to your neighbors (even those without kids or only with pre-school kids, because it really does affect everyone), please tell them to go over and vote that night. It will only take ten minutes or so and they can bring the kids. This affects everyone in our area so much.

Hopefully, if we all go in force and express how much we want to stay at BC, then the committee will see our point of view and keep us there.