Effort to change school district name moves forward
SAXONBURG — A bill before the state Legislature to change the name of the South Butler County School District is moving forward, and changing to the Knoch School District seems to be agreeable to locals.
State Rep. Marci Mustello, R-11th, introduced House Bill 232 as an action to amend state school code to allow public school districts to change their name through a two-thirds vote by the school board and notification to the state Department of Education.
To speed up the process, Mustello teamed up with state Rep. Jim Struzzi, R-62nd, who also has a school district in his constituency that is looking to change names.
The state House of Representatives recently passed an amended HB 232 that narrows the scope of the bill to just those two school districts.
Read more in Thursday's Butler Eagle.
