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District 161 board agrees more money may not solve residency issues

Flossmoor School District 161 really wants to get its residency issues resolved, but the school board decided another $50,000 in expenses for additional surveillance isn’t the answer.

At the Feb. 23 board meeting, Superintendent Dana Smith gave the board a report on how the district has been dealing with allegations of students being in District 161 schools without legally living in the district.  This has been an ongoing issue and the board asked Smith to…

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