The school closure/consolidation uproar has been going on forever, it seems, with parent advocacy groups holding meetings and making website and trying to keep their school open. This afternoon, the superintendent ultimately recommended five schools for closure: Genesee Hill, home to Pathfinder K-8; Mann, which houses Nova Alternative High School; T.T. Minor and Van Asselt elementaries; and Old Hay Elementary, which houses the Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center [PI]. This takes Montlake Elementary and Alternative School ...

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