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Parents and teachers warn Merrill Roadmerger would create unsafe traffic and clinic capacity issues
Summary
Multiple parents, teachers and staff told the board Merrill Road Elementary cannot safely absorb Don Brewer students without professional traffic redesigns and capital improvements; district staff said they will provide traffic plans and enrollment modeling ahead of the Nov. 4 vote.
Community members pressed the Duval County School Board for safety and operational detail during the public hearing on the proposed consolidation of Don Brewer and Merrill Road elementaries.
Parents and staff said Merrill Road(about 357 students currently) lacks the parking, looped drop-off and school-resource officer presence necessary to safely manage nearly double enrollment if Don Brewerstudents moved there. "Merrill Road holds 357 students. If we're gonna combine an additional 281…
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