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Updated: 7:21 PM May 19, 2009
Community Reacts to Witherspoon Closing
Meridian, Miss. Parents and members of the community reacted Tuesday to a decision by the Meridian School Board to close Witherspoon Elementary School. Posted: 4:46 PM May 19, 2009Reporter: Tametria Conner Email Address: tametria.conner@wtok.com |
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Parents and members of the community reacted Tuesday to a decision by the Meridian School Board to close Witherspoon Elementary School.
It's the district's oldest building and has a host of structural issues.
Some residents in and around Witherspoon Elementary School say really wants the school to remain open.
Students will be divided and assigned to Parkview and Crestwood elementary schools.
Faculty and staff will be absorbed throughout the district.
Witherspoon is the district's oldest facility, built in 1888.
Neighbors and parents said Tuesday it's not fair to the community and the children. And some said they don't believe school officials fully considered the consequences.
"It was convenient," said neighbor Carol Ellis. "A lot of kids that live around here that goes there. Then you gotta go across town somewhere else."
"It's just that the children have gotten stabilized and now they have to be reinstated all over again," said resident Lonnie Nicholson.
The last day of school for students is May 28; it's May 29 for teachers.
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Witherspoon is a part of Meridian's History. This school like Kate Griffin are both beautiful architectural structures. They should be renovated and returned to the community as schools. When will this city realize that community schools are more successful because children and families that grow up in these schools are more invested than when they are traveling across town to another building. We have lost touch with progress in this city. Everyone needs to wake up and learn to work together. It needs to start first at home with families raising their children to be respectful individuals, teach them to give back to the community they live in and then to the city as a whole. Teamwork should be our goal in this city if we plan to make a difference in the future of our students who attend Meridian Public Schools.
Yes, there goes history. East End school has a rich history behind it too and I am watching it fall to the ground. Maybe the city has spoken! The THREE FOOT BUILDING IS WORTH SAVING, BUT NOT OUR SCHOOLS!
D, The teacher whose contract didn't get renewed should have already notified NEA/MAE or the other organization if he or she is a member. They should not take this lying down. This district has taken a turn for the worst. Some of those people in the main office should be the ones to GO!!!!!
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