REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO END THE PRACTICE OF MANDATING THAT CERTAIN STUDENTS ATTEND A SCHOOL OUTSIDE THEIR SERVICE AREA.

This Senate Resolution (SR 206) requests the Hawaii Department of Education to stop mandating that students attend schools outside their designated service area, specifically citing the Kapolei complex's overcrowding caused by requiring Nanakuli-area students to attend Kapolei schools. It proposes resolving overcrowding by allowing students to attend schools in their home complex (Nanakuli) instead of implementing multi-tracking. The resolution argues this would balance student distribution in the Leeward District without the need for multi-tracking, which studies show lowers test scores and increases stress. As a procedural request, it does not create new law but asks the DOE to change its current practice.