Community devastated by Santa Rosa school closures

Santa Rosa trustees avoid agony of a high school closure, but more budget pain on the horizon
The board’s decision to save Elsie Allen High School Friday means they now must come up with $2 million more in savings because their closure plan won’t save enough money to pull the district out of financial jeopardy.
'Heart-wrenching': Community devastated by Santa Rosa school closures
A series of consequences from COVID-19 and the continuing decline in birth rates is causing schools nationwide to downsize.
Santa Rosa City Schools save one high school, close several middle schools
Amid a $20 billion budget deficit, the Santa Rosa City Schools school board decided their most endangered high school, Elsie Allen High School, would remain open — but that all four of its middle schools would be vulnerable to closure in the next five years, The Press Democrat reported.
What’s next for Santa Rosa’s schools amid campus closures? Attend our free community webinar to ask our journalists
The Santa Rosa City Schools will close six campuses in the face of a $20 million deficit. The Press Democrat and NorCal Public Media are hosting another virtual event to help you make sense of it all.
School closures: Santa Rosa and Vallejo districts vote to shut down several campuses
It was a contentious night at school board meetings in the Bay Area, as board members in Santa Rosa and Vallejo voted to close several schools, while other decisions were tabled.
Santa Rosa parents frustrated with proposed school closures
Santa Rosa parents and students are making their voices heard, many of them angry over the proposed closure of Elsie Allen High School.
Santa Rosa schools dealt heartbreaking loss after three students die from drug overdoses
Therapists fanned out across Santa Rosa City Schools campuses Monday to comfort students affected by the overdose deaths of three district students over the weekend. A fourth person — a 19-year-old former district student — also died over the weekend from what police called a separate,
Santa Rosa shuttering 3 elementary schools
After eight months of open meetings, Santa Rosa school officials on Wednesday decided to close three elementary schools to help offset a multi-million dollar deficit.
Cancellations and closures stretch into Thursday due to hazardous road conditions
With snow still thick on local roads and subfreezing temperatures expected to leave ice on roads overnight, closures are ...
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Cancellations and closings continue into Wednesday
Emergency Services staff are pleading with residents to stay home and off the roads Tuesday and Wednesday. These ...