Letters to Editor 24 February 2021

Ohio House Bill 117 must be stopped in its tracks

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To the editor:

Ohio House Bill 117 must be stopped in its tracks – not amended.

It would allow a wholesale shifting of territory among school districts.

It provides that a petition signed by 10 percent of the electors in a carved-out section of a school district could be transferred upon a majority of the electors in the defined area.

It has an emergency clause – “necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety.” Wow.

See HB 117 territory transfer at: https://files.constantcontact.com/26d1b400301/75d33d56-6441-447e-b9d5-56501298021c.pdf

Sincerely,
William L. Phillis
Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding
www.ohiocoalition.org

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