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Sunrise explores options as Broward County flags two middle schools for possible closure
Summary
Broward County identified West Pine and Bear middle schools as under‑enrolled and candidates for closure; the city manager said staff will explore interlocal agreements and other options to keep facilities in public use but emphasized the school board controls closure decisions.
City Manager Mark Lubelski told the City of Sunrise commission on Oct. 21 that Broward County Public Schools has identified two Sunrise middle schools — West Pine Middle School and Bear Middle School — as under‑enrolled and therefore candidates for closure review.
Lubelski said the county is using a benchmark of less than 70% of capacity when considering closure and that staff have toured both schools with the intent of exploring whether the city could use portions of the buildings for community programming or enter an interlocal agreement to reduce reported capacity. “We believe…
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