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City councilwoman pushes back on school-closing language, cites safety concerns
Summary
City Councilwoman Maria Ferrer told the committee that Edison and Beardsley schools will not be closed, criticized the district for not following its school-closing policy and raised neighborhood safety concerns about proposed maps that would send students across a major state highway.
City Councilwoman Maria Ferrer told the Bridgeport School District ad hoc committee that Edison and Beardsley schools "will not be closing" and accused the district of failing to follow its own school-closing policy.
"Edison and Beardsley School will not be closing," Ferrer said during the public-comment period, adding that she had helped organize a lawsuit that previously forced the district to withdraw…
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