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School board hears about closing Ben Eielson and Ticasuk Brown schools

Administrators present reasoning behind which schools were identified for potential closure

Administrators and members of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Board of Education met for a work session Monday where they discussed upcoming school closures.

Four Fairbanks schools face potential closure

Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High and Ticasuk Brown Elementary are recommended for closure, while Pearl Creek and Two Rivers elementaries are under consideration

Fairbanks school district recommends closing two schools; two others are under consideration

Eielson Junior/Senior High and Ticasuk Brown Elementary are named as the schools the district recommends closing while Two Rivers and Pearl Creek elementaries are being considered for closure.

Fairbanks area schools see rash of unrelated threats

Since December, law enforcement and school officials have reported four separate and unrelated threats of violence at Fairbanks-area schools. Three of the incidents occurred within the last week.