Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/San Rafael City Schools


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The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Less Unless (talk) 11:21, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

San Rafael City Schools

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Unsourced for over a year, and seems to be non-notable. Stating ahead of time that school districts are not automatically notable. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:39, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Education, Schools, United States of America,  and California. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:39, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment I put a neutrally worded notice at Talk:San Rafael, California. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:38, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * You should place the same notice at WT:WPSCH, on any schools in the district that have articles and WT:WikiProject California. If you're in for a dime, you need to be in for a dollar. 69.92.163.38 (talk) 15:20, 25 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Comment - Keep in mind a school district is a local government just like a city or a town, and Articles_for_deletion/Common_outcomes states:
 * ""Populated, legally-recognized places" include school districts, which conveys near-presumptive notability to school districts per Wikipedia:Notability (geography)." (my emphasis added)
 * However I think I can also find sources and argue such on WP:GNG grounds, especially those that are about appointment/resignation of superintendents and/or construction and/or development of school facilities.
 * WhisperToMe (talk) 20:57, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep on WP:GNG grounds after finding three sources in San Francisco-area newspapers. WhisperToMe (talk) 21:47, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep - per WhisperToMe's statement and the sources he found. School districts in the US are governmental units, no different than a city. As a matter of fact, in at least one state (Indiana) they are commonly referred to as "school-city". They are not educational institutions, but rather quasigovernmental administrative districts with taxing authority and elected officials; the same reasons other governmental entities recieve a near presumption of notability under the geography SNGs. SNGs exist because certain things always have secondary coverage. Bond issues and elections are always covered by the press. 69.92.163.38 (talk) 15:10, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep. School districts are in a special category, and serve as redirect targets for schools in the district that do not have articles, such as elementary schools or new high schools not yet covered in reliable secondary sources. Besides, this article meets eets GNG with sources identified by . — Grand&#39;mere Eugene (talk) 17:23, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep Based on the assertions above that this is a local government area rather than a grouping of schools (despite the current contents of the article). MrsSnoozyTurtle 05:36, 3 May 2023 (UTC)


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