 A school district boundary change will be coming to the Bemidji Area School District. The Bemidji School Board has decided to change attendance boundaries from J.W. Smith and Solway Elementary Schools back to their previous boundary lines that were in effect prior to 2012. The change would affect exactly 22 students and all those families have been notified by mail. Superintendent Jim Hess says he did not receive any feedback from those parents so the motion passed. So at Solway for next year and with this boundary change, I think the school will be strong, it will be vibrant, it will offer a full curriculum, we don't have to cut back on anything and that's our goal is to give those kids a great education and that can come from having appropriate numbers of kids. The school board says they would be willing to revisit the decision if needed. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.