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Pleasant View community urges Weber School District to delay proposed Loma View closure
Summary
At a packed public hearing, dozens of parents, students and local leaders urged the Weber School District board to delay permanently closing Loma View Elementary, citing academic performance, unclear repair-cost estimates and projected local growth that could create future space shortages.
The Weber School District opened a public hearing on a study that would change attendance boundaries and could lead to the closure of Loma View Elementary, and residents turned out in force to oppose the move.
Superintendent (name not provided in the transcript) told the board the study was launched because Loma View is an older facility with ongoing maintenance needs and because districtwide elementary enrollment has been stagnant or declining. “Oldenview is an older and aging building … it was built in 1959,” the superintendent said during the meeting, and the district cited Policy 62 50 as its procedural guide for the boundary and closure process.
Parents, students and local officials who spoke at the hearing said the district’s financial and enrollment data are incomplete and urged the board to pause the process. “Closing Loma View…
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