Ketchikan board delays school‑closure votes, directs comprehensive plans by April 8

Mar 25, 2026

After hours of public comment, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District board postponed votes to close Fawn Mountain and Point Higgins to April 8, and unanimously directed the superintendent to deliver comprehensive closure plans with financial analyses by that date.

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The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District board on March 25 postponed formal votes to close Fawn Mountain and Point Higgins elementary schools and ordered district staff to draft full closure plans to be presented at the board—usiness meeting on April 8, 2026.

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