A Ridgefield resident is organizing a rally against a proposal at the state capitol to consolidate school districts in towns with fewer than 40,000 residents.  The informal group is calling the movement the “hands off our schools” initiative, and the oppose forced regionalization and other bills that reduce local education control across Connecticut.  A public hearing on regionalization is scheduled for March 1st.  The rally starts at 10am in front of Ridgefield Town Hall.