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Parents tell board delay on school-closure decision erodes trust; ask for timeline

5440720 · July 22, 2025
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Summary

Multiple parents urged the Lakewood Board of Education for clearer timelines and regular updates on a potential school closure or repurposing, saying repeated delays and lack of task-force follow-up have created anxiety and distrust.

Several parents and community members used the public-comment period to urge clearer communication from the Lakewood Board of Education about a possible closure or repurposing of one or more neighborhood elementary schools.

Kelli Moyer, a parent who said she lives on Lakeland Avenue, told the board she was "deeply concerned about the ongoing delays in the process." Moyer said a decision originally promised for May 2025 was pushed to…

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