The clock is ticking for a majority of parents of Burnet and Webb middle schools to sign a petition to close those campuses and help prevent a takeover of the entire Austin Independent School District.
Volunteers gathered outside of Burnet Middle School Tuesday and Wednesday morning to inform parents about their options and gather their signatures as they dropped their kids off.
Approaching cars with the petition in hand, half a dozen volunteers explained why they were asking to close the schools and what the petition said ahead of the Thursday deadline. Juana Uribes was one of two Burnet parents volunteering…