Funding Woes Force District to Close School
From Times Wire Reports
The Emeryville Unified School District plans to close its middle school and launch a parcel-tax campaign to bolster a shaky budget.
During the past two years, the district received a $2.3-million state bailout; residents ousted school board members; and former Supt. J.L. Handy was sentenced to five years’ probation for using school funds for personal business.
Henry Der, the district’s state administrator, said the schools have seen sagging enrollment and attendance -- the driving forces of school budgets.
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