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Tonight: County committee scheduled to vote on O'Connor Street transfer request

Original post made on Jun 2, 2015

A county committee will decide tonight whether to allow some residents of O'Connor Street in Menlo Park to switch from the Ravenswood to the Menlo Park City school district.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 11:19 AM

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a resident of Atherton: other
on Jun 2, 2015 at 9:18 pm

Any news on the vote? Did they vote Yes (transfer) or No (no transfer)?


Posted by Barbara Wood
Almanac staff writer
on Jun 2, 2015 at 9:19 pm

Barbara Wood is a registered user.

I just arrived home from the meeting. They voted unanimously to deny the transfer. The petitioners say they will appeal to the state board. Full story in the morning.


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a resident of Atherton: other
on Jun 2, 2015 at 9:36 pm

Thanks Barbara.

I have mixed feelings about the petition and the vote to deny the transfer. I see merit in making efforts to align school district boundaries closer with the boundaries of towns. But you can't do that without addressing the capacity shortage in MPCSD first.