OAKLAND PARK, FLA. (WSVN) – The Broward County school board is set to meet in the coming days to consider shutting down more schools as enrollment continues to decline.<\/p>\n
In the past year, seven schools across the county were shuttered. Now, 10 more could be on the chopping block, deepening the impact on the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are recommendations to the board based on ongoing declining enrollment in these specific schools,\u201d said Broward schools superintendent Dr. Howard Hepburn.<\/p>\n
The schools at risk include:<\/p>\n
Silver Lakes ElementaryDolphin Bay Elementary Oakridge Elementary Hollywood Park ElementaryWalter C. Young Middle SchoolWilliam Dandy MiddleLloyd Estates ElementaryBanyan Elementary Coral Springs Elementary Forest Glen Middle <\/p>\n
Parents who spoke to 7News while at the pickup line at Lloyd Estates Elementary were disappointed to hear their child\u2019s school could be next. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis sucks,\u201d said one parent. \u201cThe staff is amazing. They\u2019re so friendly and so welcoming, so I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s sad. I like this school a lot. My daughter\u2019s in first grade, so it\u2019s her second year here, and I liked it so far,\u201d said another parent. \u201cHopefully they don\u2019t close.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is the latest round of possible closures in a string of what are said to be strategic moves by the district in the wake of declining enrollment. <\/p>\n
\u201cDevastated because my son has been going to this school for years and he doesn\u2019t want to leave,\u201d said a third parent. <\/p>\n
According to the school district, student enrollment is down over 12,000 this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re spending more money on operating those schools than actually educating the child,\u201d said Hepburn. <\/p>\n
The school board is expected to meet Tuesday to begin discussions on the big decision ahead.<\/p>\n
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