More families opt-out of Cheney schools

CHENEY – More families here are sending their children for an education outside of the Cheney School District this year.

During the Sept. 25 School Board meeting, district Teacher and Learning Director Kelly Nicchols presented school-choice data, focusing on students residing within the district but attending other school districts or online schools.

According to Niccols, 637 students residing in the district are being educated elsewhere.

That number includes 183 students who opted-out of Cheney schools for the first time this year, according to the district’s data. Nicchols said 124 families...