Sac City Unified Responds to Tough Questions on School Closures - KTXL
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by Luana Munoz
Reporter
SACRAMENTO-
Tuesday night was the last of 11 community meetings ahead of Thursday’s district vote on whether or not 11 elementary schools will close.
FOX40 asked the Sacramento City Unified School District about three issues that continue to surface including why schools in a surplus are facing closure, will those schools be privatized and why are schools in low income neighborhoods being targeted.
Maple Elementary was $53,000 under budget last year but they, like many others, are on the chopping block.
“We are wondering why those funds can’t be used to help balance the budget,” asked Jeffie Vogt with Maple Elementary.
“Those are categorical special fund dollars that are used under special circumstances and they will follow the children to their new schools,” said SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan Raymond. ”Again, we are not talking about one time savings, we are talking about structural
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