Public speaker urges board to reverse closure plan for ‘Okay’ Elementary; asks for urgent statement before summer

Apr 9, 2025

At the April 7 meeting a resident, Dave Fiske, urged the board to remove 'Okay' Elementary from closure plans, saying the community supports keeping the school and describing structural capacity and history; the board did not act during the meeting.

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During public communications at the April 7 Wichita Public Schools board meeting, Dave Fiske urged the board to reverse a prior closure decision for “Okay” Elementary and to remove the school from any closure list before summer.

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