FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- During a special meeting Tuesday, the Broward County School Board tackled a controversial boundary change proposal.

The workshop was held inside of the administration's headquarters in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

More than two dozen parents wearing red shirts packed the meeting to hear board members voice their support or concerns over the proposal. Most of the board members were not opposed to a push to delay the changes that would uproot tens of thousands of Broward County students.

"There seems to be a lot of misinformation out there," said boardmember Robin Bartleman.

According to district officials, schools in western Broward are generally overcrowded, but schools in the eastern portion of the county suffer from underenrollment. The problem creates a range of complex issues for the district. Changes to boundary lines in certain communities is one way of helping to alleviate those issues.

For example, under the proposed changes, hundreds of students would be transferred from Pioneer Middle School in Cooper City to schools in Hollywood and Pembroke Pines.

"I am concerned," said parent Lorie Green, who thinks the district could come up with a better plan.

Superintendent Jim Notter, who helped construct the plan, was expected to recommend a one-year delay for initiating a startup to the first phase of a boundary proposal. However, if the board decides to delay the plans, it would not prevent future boundary changes from taking place. As a result, Broward schools would be forced to shift more students at one time to solve overcrowding issues.