Opponents defeated the ballot question by a vote of 5,048 to 4,455.
Taxpayers will not be paying the $2.1 million that would have been added to the 2015-2016 budget (SEE: Wayne Supporter Make Last Push For Full-Day Kindergarten).
"We're not done," said supporter Seth Ruderman on the Wayne For Full-Day Kindergarten Facebook page. "Not by a long shot."
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