Countywide Forum On Sunday

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APEX, N.C. (Updated Sept. 13, 2006)
Stop Mandatory Year-Round, an organization opposed to the implementation of a student assignment policy forcing families to attend a mandatory multi-track year-round school calendar, will hold a countywide forum at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Apex Town Hall Campus on 73 Hunter Street in the community center gym. This facility has the capacity to accommodate 800 hundred people seated and an overflow capacity for additional participants.

This forum will offer answers to many parents' questions about how their school will be affected by mandatory year-round reassignment— even if their school is not on the list to be converted to a mandatory multi-track year-round calendar in 2007-2008. The forum will also provide suggestions and resources for parents and homeowners who choose to take a stand against this reassignment policy.Elected officials and candidates are invited to attend this forum. An open microphone will be provided to the public in order to speak on this issue. After the forum, all attendees will be able to move outside of Town Hall to the common area for further discussion with officials and candidates and community networking."Mandatory multi-track year-round poses one of the most serious threats to families and homeowners that this county has seen in recent history," said Dave Duncan of Stop Mandatory Year-Round. "There is hope to turn the tide, but only if voices unite and elected or soon-to-be elected officials listen. We hope to provide an informational and constructive forum, providing context and next steps to turn this ship around."