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Pueblo students and staff urge board to spare the school, citing band, theater, GATE and autism supports
Summary
Students, teachers and parents urged the Kyrene governing board at a Nov. 5 hearing to keep Pueblo Middle School open or delay closure so current cohorts can finish; speakers cited strong band and theater programs, GATE opportunities and specialized autism and IEP supports as rationale.
Pueblo Middle School students, teachers and families made repeated appeals Nov. 5 for the governing board to keep the campus open or delay its proposed closure so current students can complete their middle‑school years there.
Multiple student speakers described Pueblo as a small, arts‑focused campus with a band and theater program they said were central to their education and social‑emotional development. "WEB stands for where everyone belongs," an eighth‑grade student told the board, describing a peer‑mentoring program that staff and students said builds belonging on campus. Other students and…
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