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Outrage in Camden over closure of three elementary schools
Clip: 3/9/2021 | 3m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
The Camden School District blamed a $40 million budget gap for the planned closures.
The Camden school district is closing three elementary schools at the end of the school year. Superintendent Katrina McCombs cited a $40 million budget hole and poor building conditions for the closures, but union officials say it’s a move to drive more students out of public schools and into the surrounding charter and renaissance schools.
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Outrage in Camden over closure of three elementary schools
Clip: 3/9/2021 | 3m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
The Camden school district is closing three elementary schools at the end of the school year. Superintendent Katrina McCombs cited a $40 million budget hole and poor building conditions for the closures, but union officials say it’s a move to drive more students out of public schools and into the surrounding charter and renaissance schools.
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