OPINION — Elections have consequences. Recently, Scottsdale families saw just how significant those consequences can be when the governing board voted 3-2 to close two more neighborhood schools.
Copper Ridge and Laguna will join Pima and Echo Canyon as schools our community is losing. Four schools in less than a year. Behind every closure are students, teachers, families and neighborhoods forever changed.
Schools are more than buildings. They are places where friendships form and communities connect. Closing a school disrupts families, changes boundaries, can increase commutes and weakens the connections that make Scottsdale special.
