Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pope Valley Union Elementary School District


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Mediran  ( t  •  c ) 02:52, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Pope Valley Union Elementary School District

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i dont believe elementary school districts qualify for articles, esp. sub stubs with no more information than would be in a directory of districts. this article is unofficially included in Articles for deletion/Hartselle City School District. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 03:39, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep I do believe that elementary school districts qualify for articles, as they are the preferred redirect target for elementary school articles. They are government entitities, usually with elected officials. This district is a good test case, as it is a tiny rural district with, I believe, only a single school. But it has a board of five members and power to spend significant amounts of taxpayer money. I live in Napa County,  where this district is located. I know that people care deeply about these governmental entities, and I believe that an encyclopedia that is not limited by shortages of paper or ink ought to have an article, even a stub, about every such school district worldwide.  Cullen 328   Let's discuss it  05:13, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I have expanded the article a bit.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  06:29, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:03, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:04, 27 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Pope Valley, California, insufficient reliable source sources that give significant coverage to the organization/government entity. One news organization source found, but it's primary focus is on the school bus owned by the organization/government entity and not the subject of the AfD itself. Multiple non-RS sources found but those do not have an impact on determining whether the subject is notable or not.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 19:26, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - school districts as official bodies are notable and as a repository for information on non-notable elementary schools this article serves a valuable purpose. They way forward is to expand and source, not to delete, which is the way that stubs and hence the encyclopaedia is developed. TerriersFan (talk) 00:35, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per Cullen and TerriersFan. It's true that elementary SCHOOLS are not generally considered notable, but school districts should be. --MelanieN (talk) 15:29, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep More than 350 articles just at the local newspaper. I think we can skip the one about the parent suing the district over a lost toy, though.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:45, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.