SAN GABRIEL VALLEY : School District Drops Plan to Close 2 Campuses
A plan to close two schools in the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District to help balance an $88-million budget has been shelved under pressure from parents and three school board members.
As part of a $2.2-million package of spending trims, the Board of Education proposed closing 325-student Wedgeworth Elementary School and 500-student Orange Grove Middle School to save $500,000. A large number of parents quickly voiced outrage.
Schools Supt. Andrew Cazares said that, rather than close the campuses, the board will establish a committee to seek community views on restructuring the district.
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