Parents of students at Ortega Elementary School are raising concerns after learning the Duval County School Board could vote next month to declare the school as surplus property, even though the board has not formally voted to close it.
According to the agenda for the board’s July 1 meeting, members will consider declaring Ortega Elementary surplus property, a move some parents fear signals the district’s intentions for the school.
Erin and Alex Stone, whose children attend Ortega Elementary, said they were surprised to see the item placed on the July agenda before the district had held additional community meetings about the school’s future…