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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City school board voted Wednesday night to close nearly half the district’s schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.
The board’s 5-4 decision came after parents and community leaders made final pleas for the district not to shut down 29 out of 61 schools as it seeks to erase a projected $50 million budget shortfall.
Under the approved plan, buildings would be shuttered by the end of the school year. Teachers at six other low-performing schools would be required to reapply for their jobs, and the district would sell its downtown central office. It also would cut about 700 of the district’s 3,000 jobs — including 285 teachers.
