Education:
Walker Wilson expected a districtwide review. He got a rezoning assignment and a December deadline.
In July, when the Escambia County School Board announced the formation of a School Attendance Zone Advisory Committee (SAZAC), it said the committee would look at “right-sizing the school district,” which could include closing some schools and realigning others.
- Board Chair Tom Harrell told News Journal: “It’s going to be a difficult process, but it’s much needed…We have a lot of things that need to be looked at…The whole process is going to take some time.”
- Superintendent Keith Leonard said, “We won’t rush it, we’ll do everything that we need to do.”
Despite this statement, the district administration took a short-cut and made the closure decisions before the committee ever met.…