Disbelief, sad, heartbroken, inequitable, disgusted, unsure, concerned, and angry.
Those were all one-word responses given during a virtual meeting Monday night of approximately 100 people to discuss actions that activists and others feel need to be taken after Superintendent Kelvin Adams recommended the closure 11 St. Louis public schools. Seven of those schools are located north of Delmar Boulevard.
WePower, which hosted the meeting is an organization that works to engage communities for social change by providing education and other resources for activists, entrepreneurs and change makers. The organizationâs school campaign âWhatâs Next SLPS?â calls on St. Louis Public Schools to consider closing schools differently and asked the question: âWhat would school closures look like if SLPS partnered with the communities most impacted by them?