🗺️Olathe families can pick a preferred boundary map, and some parents are petitioning the state

If you have a child at one of the closing schools, you can weigh in, though it's not a vote. At Tuesday's Black Bob Elementary meeting, the district presented three options and asked parents to fill out a survey on where their kids should go next year. Each closing school gets the same survey.

• Survey: families name their preferred boundary map
• Missed a meeting? You can still submit your preference
• Feedback isn't a formal vote; the board receives it
• Final boundaries: recommended by district administration

Some parents want an outside look. Gera Netcher, co-founder of Olathe Families United, said the group is gathering signatures for a petition to the Kansas Board of Education under KSA 72-1431. It needs 5% of Olathe district residents to sign to trigger a review.

Five of the six closing schools are in southeast Olathe, KSHB 41 reported as the first boundary meetings got under way. Black Bob parents told reporters they're worried about transportation and safety for walkers, and about whether the remaining schools can absorb the students.