Summary
St. George’s bid to break off and run its own school system failed at the ballot box, a major setback for the newly incorporated city. For now, students and taxpayers stay tied to the existing parish school system, and the city’s push for local control has to regroup.
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Impact analysis
For now, St. George won’t have to fund a separate school district, but residents keep paying into the parish system without getting local control.
Supporters of the current parish system and taxpayers wary of new school-district costs get a win.
St. George families and city leaders who wanted local control over schools lose their shot—for now.
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