Quoted from the Daily Report Card 6/19/96:
-> *4   NO FREE LUNCH:  OR PUBLIC SCHOOLING IN ROANOKE COUNTY
->    Students from surrounding communitites who attend Roanoke
-> County, Va., public schools will be required to pay $500 in
-> tuition beginning this fall (Turner, THE ROANOKE TIMES OnLine,
-> 7/15).  The school board agreed last week to charge tuition, but will
-> allow nonresident students already enrolled in Roanoke
-> schools to continue to pay only the $100 annual registration fee.
->    Marion Roark, a board member, expressed concern that the
-> schools could lose a "substantial" amount of state funds if the new
-> policy causes a decrease in nonresident students.  "I know
-> there are reasons to support the tuition charge, but I fear we
-> will risk losing a lot of state money," she said.  "I worry that it
-> could affect the quality of education in the county."
-> However, Tom Leggette, another board member, dismissed claims
-> that the tuition charge will cause an exodus of students.
->    According to the paper, about 5.5% of Roanoke's students
-> come from other jurisdictions.
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