There were 23 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: “If one elementary school were to close, which one should it be?” A majority of responses.Six said that none of them should close; four people blamed affordable housing for low attendance; three had other suggestions; and each school received two votes to be closed.
Although numbers may have dropped, class sizes will be huge if one school closes. I’d rethink this decision. Small class sizes make for better-educated children and healthier children (COVID is just one example). Karen Ann
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