St. Louis Public Schools said it will work to find new positions for staff at Nahed Chapman New American Academy.
Earlier this month, the district announced plans to scale back the program that serves elementary and middle school students who recently moved to the U.S.
At the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, some board members expressed regret that fear around immigration has led to declining enrollment in the academy. Secretary Brian Marston said he knows students who were in the program and that it meant a lot to them…