PPS To Name Schools That Could Close Monday

What Happened

Portland Public Schools has released two rightsizing scenarios proposing to close up to 14 schools amid declining enrollment, with a board vote scheduled for December, Ashland Daily Tidings reported. In response, hundreds of parents, students, and staff members pushed back against the proposals at a school board meeting to request a pause on the closures, according to OPB and KPTV (FOX 12).

Written by our system from the sources below (9), version 15, Oct 9, 5:50 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

• Hundreds of students, parents, staff ask Portland to pause school closures · Herald and News
• Murmurs: PPS Releases Two School Closure Scenarios · Willamette Week
• Portland Public Schools Provides Board of Education Rightsizing Scenarios · Portland Observer
• Up to 14 Portland Schools Could Close as Enrollment Declines, With a Vote Set for December · Ashland Daily Tidings
• ‘It’s a betrayal’: Parents push back against potential PPS school closures at board meeting · KPTV (FOX 12)
• 'We can't let this happen': Parents push back against proposed school closures at PPS meeting · KOIN
• Portland Public Schools weighs closing 14 schools as parents brace for major changes · KGW
• Hundreds of students, parents, staff ask Portland to pause school closures · OPB
• Portland Public Schools proposes closing up to 14 schools in ‘rightsizing’ plan · Portland Tribune