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Parents press board on safety and equity as consolidations move forward
Summary
Dozens of public commenters urged the Duval County School Board to delay or refine consolidation plans, citing unsafe walking routes, potential loss of programs and insufficient community outreach. Officials said they will add bus stops, crossing guards and additional public meetings where needed.
At the Duval County School Board’s Nov. 5 meeting, more than a dozen public commenters urged the board to slow plans to consolidate multiple elementary schools, saying traffic, walking routes and the loss of neighborhood schools posed unacceptable risks to children.
"They would still have to cross five lanes of Edgewood traffic in order to get to our school," parent Angela Roche said, describing what she said would be an unsafe walking route for students if George Washington Carver were consolidated. Other speakers described program threats for special education and pre‑K, potential job losses for employees who…
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