KSWO-TV reports that the 15,000-student district will close Swinney, Wilson, Park Lane and Brockland elementary schools at the end of the school year.
Superintendent Tom Deighan told parents at a meeting that even though the district is closing four buildings, it will not be cutting any staff. He says there is enough space at other elementary schools to absorb students from the schools being closed.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
