The Hillsborough County school board voted April 7 to close three schools and convert a fourth one from a K-8 to a more traditional elementary.
The district will close Graham Elementary and Madison Middle after next school year, both of which have low enrollment and are under capacity.
And despite emotional pleas from students, teachers, parents and community members, it will also close Pizzo K-8 and convert Sulphur Springs K-8 to a kindergarten through fifth-grade school beginning in the 2027-28 school year. It also made several other changes to schools’ boundaries…