Dana Middle School teacher Michelle Brown passionately told school board member Scott Barnett that she worried he was “trying to put cuts on the backs of teachers.” The conversation came following a press conference in which he called for the district to halt a proposal to close some schools. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson
By Will Carless
It’s the battle to take school closures off the table.
San Diego Unified school board member Scott Barnett yesterday proposed halting the district’s school closure process at a press conference at Dana Middle School in Point Loma.
Meanwhile, School board President Richard Barrera said he’s already directed staff to place a motion on next week’s board meeting agenda that, if successful, would radically scale back possible school closures.
Barrera wants district staff to only consider closing schools if doing so would result in students getting better services at another school. He said that eliminates 11 or 12 of the 14 schools currently being considered for closure or combination with other schools.