In response to a severe budget deficit, Alum Rock Union School District has decided to close six schools and consolidate three others. Parents, students, and teachers are protesting the decisions, citing concerns over educational quality and inconvenience for students traveling long distances.
The district is faced with a $20 million budget deficit .The Alum Rock Union School District Board of Trustees voted to close six schools and consolidate three as district faces $20 million budget deficit .On Monday, families packed the Alum Rock Union School District board meeting.to close six schools and consolidate 3.
For more than two hours, parents and teachers and community members tried to advocate against the decisions to close or combine schools.Students, parents rally as another San Jose school district considers closures"This is a moment of in a sense great anguish. Great sadness, you know and I've stated very clearly, it's a school board member's nightmare," Trustee Pham said.
It takes sixth grader Julianna Escobar two minutes to walk from home to her middle school Renaissance at Fischer that is now set to close. The nearest middle school is Ocala, a 15-minute drive away. San Francisco Unified's new Superintendent Dr. Maria Su details her vision for the school district and how she will address the budget deficit.
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