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ST. GEORGE — The Washington County Board of Education voted to approve a boundary change on Monday evening after a third public hearing on the issue.
The discussion primarily revolved around whether boundary changes are needed to help struggling Pine View schools increase enrollment, possibly at the expense of enrollment in other schools like Crimson Cliffs, or if Pine View should receive funding for quality improvements instead.
With this new boundary change approved on Monday, if a student is currently in a grade from sixth to 12th, they would have the option to remain in the Crimson Cliffs boundary site, but they will not have bus transportation.
The atmosphere leading up to the board's vote became tense at times, as members of opposing groups of parents, students and faculty occasionally yelled out from the audience when they disagreed with those speaking at the podium.
