Why Should Delaware Care? Concerns about enrollment at school districts throughout the state have grown, with some school buildings experiencing extreme overcrowding while others face declining enrollment. A proposal to “tweak” the elementary school feeder pattern at Colonial schools marks the most recent attempt to address challenges with classroom space.
For years, parents of special education students in the New Castle area have sought out Southern Elementary School for its programs tailored to their kids’ needs.
But in recent weeks, the Colonial School District announced it is planning to decentralize those special education programs away from the school, which sits near the C&D Canal, and distribute the resources to schools throughout the district, which stretches from Wilmington to Port Penn…