And it leaves two areas with no trustee within their boundaries - sub-districts 2 and 5, which were Young’s and Bronstein’s sub-districts, respectively.Ĭritics of the map say this unfairly removes most trustees from areas that voted for them, and it could effectively force Young to run for re-election this year even though she has two years left in her term.
The map doubles up trustees in two areas by redrawing the boundaries around their homes. The map is controversial largely because it changes the sub-districts so that three of the five trustees are no longer in the areas that they were elected to represent. Should keeping cities and towns together be prioritized, or elementary feeder school districts? Should trustees remain in their current sub-districts? Should the impact of redistricting on this year’s election cycle be considered? However the part of state law that explains redistricting for schools is six paragraphs long and only mentions population numbers as a criterion.Īs a result, San Dieguito trustees and community members have disagreed over what other factors should be prioritized when redistricting. Redistricting matters because it can change voting power balances among communities.
Trustees must live in the area they represent.Īfter every census school boards must redistrict, or adjust their boundaries, to ensure relatively equal population numbers in each sub-district. Each are elected to staggered, four-year terms from a geographic sub-section of the district. The San Dieguito board, like most school boards in the county, has five members. “Whether it’s maps or any other issue, the focus is being blurred and a lot of energy and time are being dedicated to things that don’t benefit our kids.” “It’s all about politics, and we need to remove that,” Mossy said. The fight about redistricting is one of the latest examples of how politics is taking time and attention away from San Dieguito students, Mossy said, adding it has become more difficult in recent years to get people to compromise and co-exist instead there is escalating vitriol and hate. Allman, Muir and Mossy voted for the redistricting map, while Young and Bronstein voted against it.
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