In 2001, the last batch of white students to change schools as a result of the court order will get their new assignments. Black students will continue to ride buses to desegregate schools outside their neighborhoods. In the next month, the school district will start seeking parents' input on the details of the new choice plan. Before the fall of 2003, you will have to choose your child's school from those available in your geographic zone. You can choose the one in your neighborhood, or one nearby that offers a program your child might like.
Details are still to come.
My child is now on a track that will take her through a good elementary school, middle school and high school. I don't want that to change. They point out that guarantees aren't even part of the current student assignment plan. It is certain to be an area of controversy as details of the choice plan are developed. There's not enough space in south Pinellas schools now.