For many Pittsburgh Public parents, the release of a controversial plan aiming to shrink the district has done little to alleviate their concerns.
The recommendations were publicly presented Tuesday, and, if enacted, would ultimately close 14 schools and streamline the grade structures at 12 others. It would also phase out five full magnet schools and two partial magnets.
While the recommendations represent what could be a drastic change for many families, some parents said the plan did nothing to address one of the root causes of the district’s need to downsize — falling enrollment numbers.
“It really makes it hard to continue to believe in the district because we’re seeing this massive overhaul because of declining enrollment, and there’s no analysis of the cause for it,” said Laura Mullen, whose 9-year-old son is in third grade at Fulton K-5 in Highland Park, one of the schools on the chopping block.
Source: Disappointment and skepticism remain after recommendation to close 14 Pittsburgh Public schools