Kelly Lessens
168:38 - 169:02
"I think that as long as we have a pretty robust choice system where 35 to 40% of students are mobile. Um, I think the district-based representation, to bring it back to Member Bellamy's point, really, really fails to serve students."
“I think that as long as we have a pretty robust choice system where 35 to 40% of students are mobile. Um, I think the district-based representation, to bring it back to Member Bellamy's point, really, really fails to serve students.”
- Speaker
- Kelly Lessens
- Timestamp
- 168:38 – 169:02
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- October 20, 2026
From the transcript
So I think that as long as we have a pretty robust choice system where 35 to 40% of students are mobile. Um, I think the district-based representation, to bring it back to Member Bellamy's point, really, really fails to serve students. Each of us is accessible to the community as a whole.
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