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Board Tables Cleveland Decision

By Antonio D. French

Filed Tuesday, May 9 at 10:09 PM

The St. Louis Board of Education tonight voted to table a proposal to close Cleveland High School to allow time for more public debate. They also requested that Superintendent Creg Williams provide more details on what problems are facing the building and exactly where the students will be moved next year.

The vote was 5-1. Board member Ron Jackson voted against tabling the motion and board member Bob Archibald left the meeting before the vote.

More tomorrow...

1 Comments:

Anonymous said...

I think it was a good decision to think this out. There are more things to think about than just what the superintendent wants. For years, people have shared memories of the 93 year old landmark proudly facing Grand. When I attended Cleveland which hasn't been long ago, some of the greatest times I had were being able to learn the ROTC program. I met great people. I agree that the students need a better education out of the city schools but the city has one thing that the county doesn't and that's the beautiful landmarks. Don't ruin them.

Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:12:00 AM