Friday, October 9, 2009

Want to make a change to the BISD school board?

It can start by changing the makeup of how we elect members.

We can petition the BISD board to have an election to change the positions that our school board members are elected to.

The law allows us to require the school board to call an election to change from 7 single member districts to 5 single member districts and two at large positions (just like Beaumont City Council).

The school board would be in charge of re-zoning the boundaries. Under the Education Code, the lines should be drawn so that they contain roughly the same number of voters in each district and each district should be "compact and contiguous."

However, the current boundaries do not comply with this mandate and if someone were to challenge the current boundaries in Federal Court under the Voting Rights Act, they would probably win.

If this is something you are interested in, you can contact Mike Getz at MDGetz@aol.com or call 832-3381. Stay tuned to our blog for more information on how to sign the petition or get more involved!
Posted by Curtis mom at 9:27 AM

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