School Redistricting Question Persists in Kanawha County

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- School board members in Kanawha County continued to discuss overcrowding problems in several schools, and examined redistricting as a possible solution at Thursday night's meeting.

About six months ago, parent and PTO president Eugenie Taylor went in front of the board asking for help with what she called a serious overcrowding situation at Overbrook Elementary.

This week, Taylor was back in front of the board - but with a very different message. Now, she says parents and staff have handled the problem on their own by coming up with an alternative solution that could push redistricting to the side - at least for now.

The solution moves special education classes to Holz Elementary and suggests moving the library into the computer lab to free up classroom space.

The board also discussed redistricting at Flynn Elementary and the new Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary. They say the west side school is already overcrowded a year-and-a-half after being built due to a high number of transfer students.

No decisions were made at Thursday's meeting. Board members say they'll revisit the issue next month.