Fort Bend ISD board votes to close 7 elementary schools
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Fort Bend Independent School District board voted to close seven elementary schools in a 4-to-3 vote on Monday night.
The district shared plans to close seven schools in December. The seven schools include Austin Parkway Elementary, Dulles Elementary, Arizona Fleming Elementary, Edgar Glover Jr. Elementary, Mission West Elementary, Ridgegate Elementary, and Sugar Mill Elementary.
Officials blamed declining enrollment and a $56 million budget deficit.
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District financial leaders told trustees last month that closing those schools could save $5 million to $7 million a year, which is less than 1% of the district's budget.
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