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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

San Diego Unified Officials Address Concerns About Closure of Schools in Pt. Loma Cluster

San Diego Unified Officials Address Concerns About Closure of Schools in Pt. Loma Cluster:

San Diego Unified Officials Address Concerns About Closure of Schools in Pt. Loma Cluster

San Diego Unified School District once again facing massive budget shortfalls, must close 10 schools throughout district.Concerned Pt. Loma/Ocean Beach parents, teachers, and kids packed the Jackson Theater at Dana Middle School Monday night to near its 548 person capacity to hear district officials explain their latest ideas on how the financially distressed district plans to cut costs and avoid insolvency in the near future. Signs reading “Save Our Schools” were raised throughout the room as the Dana Middle School band played for their early arriving guests, and TV news vans lined the street in front of the school......