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On Jan. 25, demonstrators protest school closures in front of Harry C. Sharp Elementary School, slated to be shuttered by Camden City School Superintendent Katrina McCombs. (Photo by April Saul for WHYY)
At Tuesday’s school district advisory board meeting, Camden School Superintendent Katrina McCombs announced a plan to close four neighborhood schools, despite pleas from children who advocated for the opposite.
Superintendent McCombs’ decision to shutter the schools, in the face of what she described as a $40 million shortfall for the 2021-22 school year, was not surprising.
Last year, McCombs formed a long-term planning committee to confer on potential closings, and held two forums for community input.