Topeka, KAN. (KCTV) – Parents from Olathe delivered a petition Friday to the Kansas State Department of Education, asking the State Board of Education to review the Olathe school board’s 7-0 vote to close six schools.
Organizers said they turned in more than 7,800 signatures. They needed 6,115.
The send-off at Black Bob Elementary
The day began outside Black Bob Elementary in Olathe, where parents wrote “Row to Topeka” and “6,100 Voices” on a car window. The group calls itself 6,100 Voices. The name refers to the roughly 6,100 signatures state law requires to ask for a review of the school board’s vote to close six schools, including Black Bob…