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Parents, military families and alumni press Duval board to spare Anchor Academy and accelerate Raines rebuild
Summary
During the public comment period more than a dozen speakers urged the board not to close Anchor Academy—highlighting its high military‑student population—and asked that William Marion Raines High School be moved earlier in the rebuild sequence after decades of disrepair. Speakers asked for continued engagement and that budget decisions account for student stability.
Dozens of parents, staff and alumni used the board’s public comment period to press Duval County School Board members to spare Anchor Academy from proposed consolidation plans and to accelerate plans to rebuild William Marion Raines High School.
Ted Corley, who identified himself as a longtime patron of Spring Park Elementary and community member, opened the portion of public comment focused on Anchor: “I’m here tonight to express my disapproval of closing Anchor Academy,” he told the board, stressing that about 85–90% of Anchor’s students come from military families…
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