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Cramer Elementary, Sharp Elementary, and Wiggins College Preparatory Lab School will be shut down.
Superintendent Katrina McCombs said when an extra $13 million was secured from the state, Yorkship Family School was a priority to save. About 85% of their seats are filled. It s because they are the only school in that neighborhood, said McCombs on Friday.
She says about 1,000 students will be affected by the three closures, and all students will be bussed to their new school, regardless of distance.
Photos provided by the district show examples of the disrepair in the old buildings. McCombs also says the increasing number of charter and renaissance schools in the city has cut into public school enrollment.
Updated on January 26, 2021 at 10:05 pm
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Four schools in the Camden City school district will close their doors for good this year, as part of a plan to deal with a $40 million deficit.
The Sharp School, Cramer School, Wiggins School and Yorkship School will all close in June. Three of the four buildings are more than 100 years old while all four buildings are in need of structural repair, school district officials said.
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“Our students are entitled to the best facilities, education, and support,” Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs said. “It is my mission as Superintendent to place students in schools that give them the best opportunity to succeed. Many of our older buildings are deteriorating, while we have space available in our newer district facilities. With the plan and support we are outlining today, the Camden City School District is taking another step