UPDATED: Bemidji School Board votes 5-1 to close Central Elementary
Despite some vocal opposition, the Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education voted Monday evening to close Central Elementary.
The split was 5-1, with all members voting “yea” with the exception of Board Member Gabriel Warren, to “approve the closure of Central Elementary School and redistricting attendance boundaries for Central Elementary students to other neighborhood PreK-3 elementary schools.” 3:08 pm, Mar. 16, 2021 ×
Community members in support of Central Elementary School stand outside of the district board room during the meeting to decide the school s fate Monday, March 15, 2021. (Hannah Olson / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI The closing of Central Elementary was a decision no one wanted to make.