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Filed under: Education: Big Kids, Education: Tweens, Education: Teens
Education is under fire in many states. Credit: Peter Prengaman, AP
Now imagine that the school your child is attending is closed. Not for a snow day. For good.
This might happen in Pennsylvania, where "the Mifflinburg Area School District is considering closing one of its elementary schools," according to WNEP.com.
With budgets being slashed across the nation, even education is on the chopping block. Yesterday we asked about states cutting teachers. But what if they start to close schools as well? This isn't a trend yet, but times are tough.
What would you do if your child's school closed for good?
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3-02-2011 @ 12:08PM
Aprilcot26 said...This is kind of a silly question. Strained for money or not, most schools wouldn't up and close in the middle of a school year. If this district is closing only one of its elementary schools, it would most likely happen at the end of the year and then those students would be redistricted. It may not feel fair, and It's definitely crummy, but sometimes it has to happen. This was just done in a district in my town. They had to close one of their four elementaries and then the kids were spread around to the remaining three schools.
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