Wake County parents are getting a chance to speak out against the latest changes to the school reassignment plan.

The auditorium at Apex High School is almost filled to capacity, with about 200 parents and students inside talking to school board members.

They're trying to make arguments ranging from distance, to the number of times certain people have been reassigned, to safety -- just to name a few.

Knowing that they've got a captive audience with the Wake County school board, dozens of parents and students waited outside Apex high to get in some early shots about specific examples.

"Whether or not you look at Apex's number or Athens Drive's number, 23 students is not going to make a big difference to their statistics," said Apex parent Mark Darby. "But it's going to make a big difference to us families."

Families from Wake County neighborhoods, or "nodes" as they're referred to by the school district, have been voicing their opinions for months; and while they're passionate, many people like apex high student Graham Hardy say they're not too optimistic that their friends will be left out of the reassignment mix.

"I don't know," said Hardy. "I just don't think they'd change their mind about this."

The meeting is set up to let people speak until nine p.m., but some parents say they could talk about it all night.

Parents and students aren't the only ones getting involved; several elected officials from towns like Holly Springs and Cary were also on hand, planning to speak out against some of the reassignment plans as well.