Columbus City Schools parents continue to ask questions ahead of looming school closures

“I see this as a big challenge and concern, I feel like it's a very difficult thing what they are trying to do,” said Jonathan Moody, a parent in the district.“The board is in a very hard place. I understand their long-term vision but short term, I don't know how you do that without devastating a lot of kids' lives,” said district parent Jennifer Lawson.

Chief of Strategy and Performance for Columbus City Schools, Dr. Russell Brown, said there might be some confusion about the role of the task force. “I've asked a lot of questions to the superintendent, the board of directors, the task force. Nobody seems to be able to answer the questions,” said Lawson.

Brown said that the district is not expecting layoffs for teachers from the closures and concerns were raised about how this would impact class size.

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