The Harrisburg school board will hold a public hearing this spring around the planned closure of two middle schools.
Acting in line with a comprehensive facilities plan that began in 2023, the board voted to formally recommend the closure of Rowland Academy and Marshall Academy (separate from Marshall Math and Science Academy) at a board meeting Tuesday night.
Rowland Academy has been phasing out of middle school operations for the last three years. It currently serves only 8th grade students, who will graduate to high school at the end of this school year. Following their graduation, the district plans to close the middle school. Camp Curtin has absorbed students who would have attended Rowland…