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Below the overview of the district are links to KBIA's coverage of Columbia 93 district schools, updated as more stories are published. Columbia 93 at a glanceThe Columbia 93 school district currently includes 32 different schools. In 2014, the district had a k-12 enrollment of 17,204 students, which is 2% of the total k-12 enrollment for the state. Enrollment has been slightly increasing in recent years, 2% since 2011. While a small percent, that amounts to almost 400 more students. There have also been major re-drawing of attendance areas with the addition of Battle High School. Middle school attendance areas shape high school boundaries 00000178-cc7d-da8b-a77d-ec7d2f9e0000The changes have affected all schools in the district, including causing high school attendance to increase and overcrowding at one middle school at least.

How Columbia's changing school start times affect students, teachers and parents

Watch the show and join the conversation on the Intersection website.

The Columbia Public School district is in the midst of deciding new start times for the district's elementary, middle and high schools. Intersection discussed the options on the table and explored how the changes could affect parents, students and teachers.

Panelists:

Christine King, vice president, Columbia Board of Education

Mark Maus, principal, Rock Bridge High School

Rehman Tungekar is a former producer for KBIA, who left at the beginning of 2014.