Parents and children demonstrated what their walk to school would be like if Fishweir Elementary School closed and those students were forced to attend Ruth Upson Elementary.
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The two schools are about 1.6 miles apart. That’s a seven-minute drive, but a 30-minute walk for students.RELATED:Although nothing has been decided yet, the changes would impact nearly every DCPS student.Parents have numerous concerns, including large class sizes, longer commute times and losing a sense of community with smaller schools.
The parents and students at Fishweir Elementary are very passionate about keeping their schools open. “I just don’t want it to close because it’s been there for so long and a lot of the teachers will lose their jobs, impact the neighborhood,” fifth-grader Ella Flinn said.“We just celebrated our 100th birthday and we are hoping for our second act, we work hard, academically high achieving school,” Fishweir teacher Christina Olson said.“I want to walk my child to school, I don’t want to sit in a car line, travel across town, shouldn’t have to do it for elementary school,” Laura Bearl said.
The district has been asking the public for their thoughts. They’re also considering creating 12 focus groups to represent the schools. The nextAbout the Author
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