The public reaction has been somewhat muted to last week's release of Pinellas' new "close-to-home" school zones. No flood of calls to the School Board, no e-mail chains clamoring to redraw boundaries. At least not yet.

But two board members have seen enough to want to change the semantics of the new student assignment plan.

Noting that many families will be assigned to schools that aren't particularly "close to home," board member Linda Lerner said Tuesday: "I think we need another term."

Board chairperson Nancy Bostock agreed. She suggested referring to a student's assigned school as their "home school." Superintendent Clayton Wilcox did not immediately respond during Tuesday's board meeting, but it seems a change could be in the offing.