The Alachua County School Board dismissed rumors of a school closure and addressed Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies at a meeting Tuesday.
At the start of the meeting, Hawthorne residents took to the podium to express concerns over a rumor the district’s rezoning initiative will lead to the closure of Hawthorne Middle/High School.
The rezoning initiative, called “Our Schools — Future Ready,” considers community input to help devise three rezoning plans, one of which will be selected by the board in mid-March. Community input meetings will begin Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at Hawthorne Middle/High School…