Falls City Public Schools

Falls City Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Falls City, Nebraska.

Falls City High School

Within Richardson County, in addition to Falls City, the district includes Preston, Rulo, Salem, and Verdon,[1] as well as portions of Barada.[2] The district extends into sections of Nemaha County.[3]

History

In 2004 the district absorbed portions of the former Dawson-Verdon Public Schools. Falls City was to take about 33% of the students.[4]

The district formerly used the "Second Step Curriculum", but after parental complaints, the curriculum was suspended in May 2022.[5]

Schools
  • Falls City High School
  • Falls City Middle School
  • Falls City North Elementary School
  • Falls City South Elementary School

References
  1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Richardson County, NE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 26, 2022. - See text list - Barada appears on the 2020 map but is unclear to read.
  2. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Richardson County, NE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 28, 2022. - Barada appears on the 2020 map but is less clear to read on that.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Nemaha County, NE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 27, 2022. - Text list
  4. Nordby, Barbara (June 4, 2004). "School's out forever". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  5. Nixon, John (May 11, 2022). "Falls City School District issues statement on 2nd Step decision". Many Signals Communications. Retrieved November 28, 2022. - Joint site for KNZA/KMZA/KAIR-FM/KTNC (AM)


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