Muscogee County School Board to consider closing Edgewood Elementary School ! (Columbus: 2013, neighborhood)

[Columbuskidd92]

The Muscogee County School Board will consider the potential closing of Edgewood during a called meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Edgewood is the only facility named in the meeting notice the administration emailed Tuesday afternoon. Since then, no administrator has been made available to explain the proposal. In response to the Ledger-Enquirer's request for any documents pertaining to the potential closing of Edgewood, district communications director Valerie Fuller replied in an email, "There are no documents responsive to your request.

"School board members the Ledger-Enquirer contacted this past week said they weren't aware of such a plan and haven't seen a proposal, although they did acknowledge that interim Superintendent John Phillips has said tough decisions were coming in the wake of state budget cuts.


Muscogee County School Board to consider closing Edgewood Elementary School | Latest News | Columbus Ledger Enquirer

This is sad!

[bielle]

I literally gasped when I read the title of this post. I was unaware they were considering closing Edgewood. I attended first through fourth grade there, lived within walking distance (Althea Drive), and I have a lot of fond memories of that school. My 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Lewis, was the best. I got bullied because I was (and still am) very short and she looked out for me. She marked my height on the wall outside the classroom, just to see if I'd grow any that year. Every time I think about it I wonder if it's still there. It'd be a shame if they closed the school. It was (and I hope it still is) a big part of the neighborhood.