St. Louis Park parents suggest closing school
Parents say they would rather see facilities cut than curriculum as the school district struggles to meet costs with declining enrollment. In a role reversal of sorts, St. Louis Park School District residents have suggested a cost-saving measure that's often controversial when it's suggested by a district: closing a school. Parents and other community members who attended a budget forum Monday night said they realize the state is partially to blame for St. Louis Park's $1.4 million budget shortfall. Even so, residents chided district officials for planning to reduce music education, cut social worker positions and make other budget reductions they said are too steep. "I've been here for years listening to this snipping away at programs," said St. Louis Park parent Katherine Cramer. "I want a long-term financial plan." As declining enrollment takes its toll on schools in older metro-area cities, the cost-savings associated with operating fewer schools is attractive to some communities. Still, it's unusual for parents to make the suggestion themselves.
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