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Community speakers press Pennridge board to slow plans for South Middle School closure

Pennridge School District Board of Directors · May 12, 2026
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Summary

Multiple parents, teachers and residents told the Pennridge board they oppose a proposed closure of South Middle School, citing concerns about enrollment assumptions, classroom capacity, student experience and the need for detailed impact studies before irreversible action.

Parents, teachers and community members urged the Pennridge School District board on May 4 to delay any decision to close South Middle School and to conduct more detailed analysis of educational and logistical impacts.

Public commenters repeatedly criticized the Breslin enrollment study’s capacity assumptions and warned that shifting students into two middle‑school buildings could increase class…

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