Chapel Hill-Carrboro families and teachers learned Thursday night that budget and enrollment challenges could close two elementary schools and redistrict students by 2027.
The school board was only expected to talk about closing one of three older elementary schools: Seawell, Glenwood or Ephesus. But members added Estes Hills and Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe, which were supposed to be replaced in the next 10 years using $175 million in voter-approved bond money.
The district is already spending $5.3 million to plan a new, $47.7 million Carrboro Elementary School. No other money has been spent, and it looks like there may not be enough money to replace three schools, officials said…