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Parents, residents urge board to oppose proposed NB Cook–OJ Sims merger, cite achievement gap
Summary
Several speakers objected to a proposed merger of NB Cook and OJ Sims, saying the schools’ performance gap and discipline differences make a merger harmful to students and could drive higher-performing families away.
At the Escambia County School Board meeting, several speakers opposed a potential merger of NB Cook and OJ Sims, saying the schools serve different student populations and a merger would harm academic outcomes.
Why it matters: Rita Anderson, who identified herself as a grandparent of a second grader at NB Cook, said NB Cook is designated a school of excellence with a grade of A while OJ Sims carries a C, and warned that merging could "create a school where the majority of the students…
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