EDUCATION

Hundreds of SUSD parents fight to keep their schools open

Over 400 parents, students and educators asked the Scottsdale Unified School Governing Board Sept. 22 to keep their schools open during the next face of school closures.

(J. Graber/Independent Newsmedia)

Editor's Note: This story was upated at 11 .m. Sept. 23.

A crowd topping 400 people filled the Desert Mountain High School auditorium Sept. 22 for a public hearing on further possible school closures in Scottsdale Unified School District.

And about 100 of them — many dressed in shirts sporting school logos like Redfield Elementary and Laguna Prep. — went up to the mic to share their opinions and argue the reasons why their schools should be kept open.

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