Philadelphia Student Union statement on School Closings
The Philadelphia Student Union calls on the SRC and the School District to ensure:
An open budgeting process to make certain that closing schools is a last resort
Transparency in the decision-making process of school closings
Communities, families, and students receive advance notice about school closings
There is no overcrowding as a result of closures, and that if schools are consolidated they become small schools sharing one building.
Neighborhood safety and travel times and cost are strongly considered
At least half of the money from the sale of buildings should benefit students who’ve been displaced if they are displaced to other high needs schools
Philadelphia Student Union Youth Leadership Team