ORLANDO, Fla. — Area students and teachers returned to class at new campuses Tuesday after Orange County Public Schools consolidated seven schools at the end of the last school year due to declining enrollment.
The consolidation included Union Park Middle School and Bonneville, Orlo Vista, Chickasaw, Eccleston, McCoy, and Meadow Woods elementary schools.
Ventura Elementary School is among the campuses receiving students and staff from the closed schools. Principal Tom Kalament said Ventura is welcoming 200 students from consolidated schools, along with 20 new teachers and staff members…