CARSON CITY – A Henderson city councilman who wants a state law change to let communities like his carve out their own school districts has filed paperwork to gather citizen support for the move and put the question before state lawmakers next year. Dan Stewart, who declared but later withdrew his candidacy for Henderson mayor last year, leads an initiative petition filed Tuesday through a political action committee he formed. The “Community Schools Initiative” PAC’s Dan Stewart (Executive Boards) express purpose is to “propose and support a ballot initiative to allow communities to opt out of countywide school districts.”

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