Lynwood Unified advisory committee recommends three elementary schools for closure and a middle‑school campus move

The Lynwood Unified School District advisory committee voted by consensus to recommend that the board consider closing three elementary campuses — Lugo, Wilson and Rosa Parks — and relocating Hosler Middle School to the vacated high‑school campus once the new high school opens.

"This work isn't about closing schools, okay? It's about sustainability," said Patrick, the committee's meeting leader, opening the group's final session and laying out the timeline for the board to review recommendations in November with expected decisions in December. Joe, the meeting presenter, told the committee the district and much of Los Angeles County are seeing long‑term enrollment declines, and the committee's task was to weigh where to focus resources so students have safer, better‑supported campuses.

Why it matters: presenters said the district was built for more than 16,000 students but now serves far fewer; for elementary buildings specifically, the packet showed roughly 5,300 enrolled…