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Angry objections voiced to school-closing proposal in Austin, Texas

Jan. 13, 2011
Task force has suggested closing 9 schools

From The Austin American-Statesman: Hundreds of people in the Austin (Texas) School District greeted a task force with anger, tears and pleas at a public meeting to discuss a list of preliminary options for making the district more efficient, including closing nine schools. The 72-member task force has put forth a proposal to close Barton Hills, Brooke, Joslin, Oak Springs, Ortega, Pease, Sanchez and Zilker elementary schools and Pearce Middle School.

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