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10 Investigates found long before board members approved the plan from Hillsborough County Superintendent Addison Davis, closure was already in the works.

Parents could finally get some answers about boundary changes within the Hillsborough County School District on Tuesday.

The latest proposal: Reopen the school a year later as a Montessori center.

After hours of public comment, board members voted Tuesday to close Just Elementary. A second vote will be held on May 9.

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Hillsborough County school board members voted this week to close and repurpose Just Elementary School, despite pleas from community members to reconsider the decision.

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A proposal to close a majority-minority elementary school along coveted property in Tampa drew criticism from local community and civil rights leaders.

Hillsborough school board members will consider the move Tuesday, along with a plan to make Carrollwood Elementary a K-8 school.

A first vote over the future of Hillsborough County Public Schools' boundary changes is slated to take place at the end of February.