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Hundreds of callers and in-person speakers urge Austin ISD trustees to keep librarians, oppose surplus sales and reconsider Blackshear closure
Summary
At an April 9 information session, dozens of in-person speakers and more than 50 recorded commenters urged Austin ISD trustees not to cut campus librarians for 2026–27, opposed declaring neighborhood schools (notably Becker) surplus property and asked the board to reconsider the planned Blackshear closure amid budget concerns and community history.
Hundreds of public commenters filled the record at an Austin Independent School District information session on April 9, urging trustees to preserve full‑time campus librarians and to avoid selling or designating neighborhood schools as surplus property.
Speakers representing neighborhoods and parent groups — including multiple recorded callers and in‑person remarks — told the board that librarians support early literacy, student safety and school culture and that removing those positions would hurt students, especially in Title I and…
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