NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The Norfolk School Board has found consensus on a list of schools to be closed and repurposed, but they appear poised to nail down a timeline down the road.
In a nearly three-hour special-called meeting Wednesday night, board members debated a half-dozen proposals on how to shrink the number of schools in the school division to better serve a declining student population.
City Council wanted a plan delivered by Aug. 1 that would result in the closing and consolidation of 10 schools in five years. However, the School Board asked for an extension until next week.
Feedback on Norfolk school closures proposal to continue into August
While an initial list compiled by a committee and a consultant laid out the timeline and relocation plan for each effected school, Wednesday, a majority of board members expressed support for allowing the school division to draft up a rezoning plan first…