AMITE (AP) — The Tangipahoa Parish School Board will seek public input on cost-saving alternatives to the district’s current desegregation plan, including the addition of more magnet schools.

Attorney Bob Hammonds said the board met in executive session for more than five hours Monday to discuss ways to effectively desegregate the parish’s schools without spending an estimated $54.5 million to build three new elementary schools as required under a court-ordered desegregation plan.