Stafford Co. Public Schools working to redraw school boundaries. [Video]

Another public hearing is set on Dec. 10 before the final vote in January.

Officials say it’s necessary again because the school system must now fill more than 2,100 seats at a new 290,000 square feet high school set to open next year on Truslow Road near Route 17. The last redistrict plan was in 2022.

School board members have boiled down the plans to five scenarios for all high schools in the division with the goal of not only filling up the new school but balancing the school population among the other schools and the number of students who receive free meals.

However, there’s been pushbacks from parents in affected areas who worry the changes will cause more headaches on the roads.

Among the concerned parents include Linda Burden whose teenager daughter attends North Stafford High School. If plans are approved, her …