Mother reacts to potential Belville Elementary redistricting

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Students in one Brunswick County neighborhood may be going to a new school next year if a proposed redistricting plan is approved. Now one parent is reacting to the proposal.

The redistricting is for Town Creek Elementary School, and will relieve overcrowding at Belville Elementary.

A Brunswick County Schools spokesman says the proposal would affect about 150 students in Mallory Creek Plantation and area south of the community, but not in nearby Westport.

Morgan Mattox, parent of a first grader at Belville Elementary, says part of the reason she moved to Mallory Creek was so her kids could go to Belville.

“A 90-minute commute for my son weekly, would turn into a 10-hour commute weekly to Town Creek Elementary. That’s a huge chunk of time that’s taken away from his academic career, his family time, his extracurriculars,” Mattox said.

Rising fifth graders and their younger siblings would have the option to stay at Belville elementary if they have their own transportation.