Sac City board votes to keep A.M. Winn Elementary open
Published: Thursday, Mar. 1, 2012 - 10:17 pm
Last Modified: Thursday, Mar. 1, 2012 - 10:36 pm
Sacramento Unified School District school board members voted to keep A.M. Winn Elementary School open, although many trustees acknowledged school closures need to be considered in the cash-strapped district.
Students, parents and teachers of the Rancho Cordova school celebrated the board's decision, which came two weeks after the board's vote on closing Winn was delayed following a chaotic and tense meeting.
"I think there is a huge difference between what we saw here tonight and at the last meeting," said Rancho Cordova Mayor David Sander. "It seemed to be a more open and transparent process."
Trustee divisions have become evident during the past few months, but board president Diana
