The last class of fifth-graders will graduate from Glenwood Elementary School in June 2027 following the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board’s unanimous vote Thursday to close the school.
The decision ended an emotional roller-coaster for staff and families that started in January, when the recommendation to close a school was first introduced.
It all came down to Thursday night, when the board heard roughly an hour of public comment as parents and students from Glenwood, Ephesus and Seawell elementary schools made their last pleas for saving their school communities. Several board members spoke about the decision and read from prepared statements before voting to close Glenwood…