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Jackson Public Schools to close Ida B. Wells Elementary; Obama Elementary to co-locate with Northwest IB
Summary
The district recommended closing Ida B. Wells Elementary, reconfiguring Bailey Magnet Middle School to serve grades 4–8, and relocating Barack Obama Elementary to co-locate with Northwest IB; the board approved the plan amid questions about playgrounds, entrances and facility repurposing.
The Jackson Public School District Board of Trustees approved an administration recommendation to close Ida B. Wells Elementary, reconfigure Bailey Magnet Middle School from a 6–8 to a 4–8 campus and relocate Barack Obama Elementary to co‑locate with Northwest IB at 7020 US 49.
The administration said the Wells building will remain open to house the APAC program, while the Obama Elementary IB program will retain its name and pre-K–5 programming after the…
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