Local School FAQs

Effect of Annexation on Our Local Schools

QUESTION: Will city annexation change the way my local schools are operated?

Daily administration will not change.

QUESTION: Are there any county versus city policies that would effect how Sulphur Springs Union Elementary School District and the William S. Hart Union High School District operate the schools that serve Stonecrest?

Yes. The City has a historic policy of demanding far more in the way of funding and cooperation from developers than does the County. This significant difference has the effect of keeping schools far less crowded thereby ensuring higher quality education for the student throughout the entire area. Being in the City would ensure a far greater chance that our local schools would not become overcrowded.

QUESTION: Will the mega sand and gravel mine (CEMEX) have an effect on the local school children?

Yes. All seven Santa Clarita School Districts are on record as opposing the mine. The School Districts have invested considerable funding on their part in opposing the mine.

The County is legally committed to letting the mine operate as originally proposed.

The City continues on with its strong opposition.

The County will do little or nothing to protect our children. The City, however, will be able to exert maximum effect to regulate the mine, if the mine is in city jurisdiction.


QUESTION: Have the school districts asked anything specific from the mining company to protect our children?

Yes. The School Districts made an extensive list of demands, all designed to attempt to protect our children’s health. The mining company (CEMEX), the County, and the federal government ignored each and every request made by the school districts.

Should the mine come into the jurisdiction of the City, the City will do everything possible - working with the School Districts to ensure our students’ health and safety.

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