Camp Curtin staff explain middle school consolidation challenges at special board meeting

Educators expressed concerns about an ongoing plan to consolidate Harrisburg middle school students Tuesday night.

Numerous teachers complained of increased behavioral issues and large classroom sizes at Camp Curtin (grades 6 to 8) at a special Harrisburg school board meeting. The district is three years into a plan to consolidate most of its middle school students onto the campus.

While under state receivership in 2023, the district began phasing Rowland Academy, an office building-turned-school located in Allison Hill, out of operation, sending what would have been Rowland students to Camp Curtin, located in Uptown…

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