SAISD proposed closing 19 schools over the next two school years during a board meeting earlier this week.
The first of 22 planned community input meeting will be happening at Lowell Middle School at 10 a.m on Saturday, Sept. 23.
The San Antonio Independent School District will host the first of nearly two dozen community meetings regarding the district's proposedSAISD's first meeting will take place at Lowell Middle School, which is set to close next school year and merge with Kelly Elementary School. The meeting will kick off at 919 Thompson Place at 10 a.m. on Sept. 23.
However, critics — including District 5 City Councilwoman Teri Castillo, whose district includes a bulk of the schools being closed —that the schools' closures could cause further damage to an area that's already economically disadvantaged. "Our concern from the outset of this rightsizing plan has focused primarily on the unique challenges that exist for a district like ours located in San Antonio's inner West and South Side," Castillo told the daily.
SAISD has blamed families fleeing the supposed rising cost of living within Loop 410 for the district's decline in enrollment, which has dwindled from more than 61,000 in 1998 to around 45,000 today.
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