The faculty here seem to
have taken this with somewhat of a
surprise and concern,
it wasn't Wycliffe Elementary that was
supposed to be closed.
The citizens group had targeted merit for
closure, but administrators changed
the plan. Now Wycliffe students will
attend merit.
I feel bad. You know, we've tried our
best to to to do what's
right in each case. And not everyone can
be pleased there.
There is a reason for the change.
Deed restrictions would make it difficult
to close marriage, and the school
building is larger than Wycliffe.
Well, we're certainly delighted at
the positiveness of the news this
morning.
School officials also decided to scrap
plans to build a new high school that
would have replaced at Diamond Hill and
Carter Riverside.
Community groups didn't want a new
school.
That was an extremely tough
recommendation because the
the plan itself is aimed at
not so much students that are there right
now, but future students.
Other recommendations call for leaving
the district's transfer policy intact,
opening more magnet schools and
setting up preschool programs at
individual schools.
This integration plan is only a proposal.
So when the school board votes on it next
week, there could even be more changes.
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