The Vallejo City school board voted unanimously this week to close three schools, marking the second year in a row the Bay Area district will shut down campuses to help close a gaping deficit and address the vast number of empty seats in its classrooms.
Lincoln, Highland and Pennycook elementary schools will close at the end of this school year, the board decided after a months-long process, winnowing down a list of seven possible sites to the final three.
“No board member takes these decisions lightly,” said board President John Fox, in a statement following the Wednesday night vote. “We carefully examined years of data, listened to our community, and weighed our responsibility to maintain stability in this district for the long term.”