No Schools to Close in Lakewood, Layoffs Reversed
Board of education votes to halt its earlier decision to close an elementary by the 2013-14 school year.
At the urging of Superintendent Jeff Patterson, the Lakewood School Board unanimously voted Monday to halt any school closings in the school district. The board also voted to immediately reverse the layoffs of 4.5 positions that were among the 26 slashed at the end of the last school year. In an effort to close an $8 million budget shortfall, the district had previously decided to shutter an elementary school in the city. However, new census data revealed a marked increase in the number of students entering the district. “There is every indication that trend will continue over the next several years,” Patterson said. According to the US Census, the number of children from birth to 5 years old has spiked in Lakewood. To highlight his point…
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