District 86 Attendance Areas Extended

Hinsdale, IL - The school attendance areas for Hinsdale Township High School District 86 have been adjusted to expand the district's buffer zone.

School board members voted 5 to 1 to approve the change, with Claudia Manley casting the dissenting vote at the June 6 meeting.

Students included in the buffer zone can choose to attend either Hinsdale South or Hinsdale Central, according to the updated school attendance areas policy.

As for the buffer zone boundaries, the policy states:

The area is bounded on the west by Cass Avenue (east side) and on the east by Garfield Street (west side). The northern boundary line extends along the south side of 63rd Street (Cass Avenue to Madison Street), with an inclusion of the area north of 63rd Street to include Godair Circle and the section of Ruth Lake Country Club that is in the Gower 62 School District. The northern boundary further extends along the line of 63rd Street (south side) between Madison and Garfield Avenue (west side). The southern boundary extends east of Cass on 67th Street (south side) to Route 83, south along the east side of Route 83 to Plainfield Road (north side), then northeast on Plainfield Road to Garfield Street.

The policy was also adjusted to allow students assigned to Hinsdale Central to attend Hinsdale South if they want. The change was made in hopes of easing overcrowding at Central.

The buffer zone policy will return to the district's policy committee so it a name change can be discussed, according to the district.