Unlike ballots cast for political candidates, a school referendum defeat can lead to consequences that educators worry will harm students.
Kenwood Elementary first grader De’Janae Steel, flanked by her dad and two friends, tells the School City of Hammond Board of Trustees what she thinks of its cost-cutting measures. The board voted 3-2 to close three schools, including Kenwood, and shed 173 employees at its April 23 meeting. School districts are also dependent on enrollment and when it declines, so does state funding. They’re left with strained property taxes near or at the tax cap.School Superintendent Scott Miller addresses the parents, students, and teachers during the ribbon cutting of the new Hammond Central High School on July 22, 2021.
Referendum-approved tax increases, or extensions, are not subject to the tax caps. School districts can seek voter referendums for operating expenses and for construction projects. Educators believe waging ballot box campaigns for more tax money is an untenable funding strategy for the state’s traditional public schools. School votes can also divide communities whose residents often wage social media squabbles with each other.
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