Article- District To Become A Private District(Maybe)

The Niagara County Central School District Could Become A Private District This September
Two weeks ago, an idea of the Niagara County Central School District becoming a private district this fall for the 2018-2019 was thrown around and the district might even think about becoming a private district. We spoke to the district about why they thought this would be a good idea any many board of education had this to say.

''" There's really no reason why it would be a bad idea. We thought that if we decided to become a private district, we could get federal funding and local funding to provide in depth educational resources." ''says Superintendent James B. Derrylson. " It would really allow us to expand the educational excellence.."

The board of education was actually split. People of the opposing side to the idea had this to say.

''"It's absolutely absurd. If we are to become a private district we will lose our current funding and grants. This occurs due to the fact of the types of licenses you need to either be a public district and a private district. The district would be destroyed." '' The district board of education said that in order for this to happen, a few public hearings would have to occur in order for it to pass. They also said that the district becoming a private district could take up to a year, due to the inspections, bank statement reviews and other things required for a public district to become a private one.

We will continue our report as more details become available.