Corpus Christi city leaders and Flour Bluff ISD officials met Monday to address community concerns about reduced operating hours at the Janet F. Harte Library, with about 70 residents attending the public meeting.
In July, the city and FBISD mutually decided to reduce the library’s hours from 44 to 28 hours per week, due to Education Code 61, a state law designed to enhance safety and security for students and staff in Texas public schools.
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“The school district has explained that the state law has been profoundly changed to protect the students, and we all agree with that. But because of that, it creates significant issues with co-locating entities,” Mark Scott said.
Scott is an at-large councilman who participated in the meeting…