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Residents, educators press Assembly as FNSB School District outlines plan to consolidate five elementary schools
Summary
Public testimony at the Jan. 9 assembly centered on the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District's plan to consolidate five elementary schools. Parents and a district official said closures are aimed at addressing declining enrollment and a projected $16 million district deficit; the district listed five schools and estimated $7 million in
Public comments and a school-board update at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly meeting on Jan. 9 focused on the school district's proposal to consolidate five elementary schools.
Jeffrey Muehlbauer, a Farmers Loop resident and parent, told the Assembly the district's stated decline in population and aging demographics are being used to justify closures, but he warned that closing community schools would further discourage young families from moving into the borough. "By closing schools, we only reinforce this issue by further disincentivizing young, hardworking families to choose to move to Fairbanks," Muehlbauer…
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