ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — There's a new plan to help relieve overcrowding at Avalon Middle School.
The school on Mailer Boulevard has more than 1,800 students, which is double its capacity.
The Orange County School Board approved plans for a new school to help alleviate the congestion problems at the school.
Raymond Perez is just one of many parents who say the fact that the school is over capacity makes him worry about his son's education.
"By having a relief school built, it will give him more opportunities at the middle school level," Perez said.
Last month, the county denied the district's plans to build a new school on a proposed piece of land because it wasn't big enough. The site was about 17 acres and county rules require 25 acres.
The board proposed buying extra land near Avalon Park and Timber Boulevard for about $1 million.
"Hopefully, they can expedite that process and get a new school built that will relieve the overgrowth that's happening at Avalon Middle School," said Perez.
While parents are pleased with the approval of the latest plan, some are not happy about what will be done in the short-term to help overcrowding.
But, the board also agreed to move forward with a massive rezoning plan that would affect eight East Orange County middle schools.
The school board chairman, Bill Sublette said rezoning provides immediate relief for the overcrowding, and would serve as a backup plan to building the new school.
"We could always revisit that issue potentially after the county approves that school site," said Sublette.
The new school would not open until at least 2018.