NORFOLK, Va. — Ten schools in Norfolk need to close, the city decided in March. Wednesday night, a committee met to work out which schools will be impacted.
It’s a complex problem for the group weighing options. Priorities were equity, facility conditions and class size and staffing.
“I think some of the sticking points were making sure all the schools we’re talking about are getting the needs of the community met. We don’t want to close a school and not have the same services the community needs. We understand the need of filling schools to almost capacity so they’re being utilized to their utmost potential but we also don’t want to disenfranchise the school by completely taking away,” said Tyrone Weems, fifth grade teacher at Lindenwood Elementary. “Like one of the things we talked about is children who walk or ride their bike to school, parents who drive a short distance. So when this is happening, are we including their needs?”…