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
N.J. city to shutter 4 old schools in major district consolidation
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
Harry C. Sharp Elementary School in Camden is one of four schools in the district that will close at the end of the year.Google Maps
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Four of Camden’s older schools will close at the end of this year as part of the district’s consolidation plan, educators announced Tuesday.
Harry C. Sharp Elementary School, Cramer School, Wiggins School, and the Yorkship Family School will be shuttered at the end of the school year, school officials at the state-run district said. Three of the four buildings are over 100 years old and all four are in need of structural repair, they said.
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