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The board said it will reconsider the closures at its Jan. 12 meeting Author: Casey Nolen Updated: 8:03 AM CST December 16, 2020 ST. LOUIS — After backlash from parents, non-profits and politicians, the board of Saint Louis Public Schools voted to temporarily halt a vote to close ten public schools, including the historic Sumner High Tuesday night.  Over the past decade, enrollment in the district has dropped from about 60,000 students to around 45,000, Superintendent Dr. Kelvin Adams told the school board.  For more than a year SLPS has debated closing bui...

ST. LOUIS — A vote on closing 11 public schools including Sumner High has been pushed back a month after community outcry saying the process was rushed. The extra time will allow district leaders to visit with community members and staff from each of the schools on the proposed closure list, St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams said Tuesday after recommending postponing the vote to the School Board’s Jan. 12 meeting. The other schools Adams recommends should close by fall are Clay, Dunbar, Farragut, Ford, Hickey and Monroe elementary schools; Fanning Middle School; a...

Sumner High School 140th Anniversary Gala Kenneth M. Lee, Sumner Alumni Association president, addresses the crowd at the Sumner High School 140th Anniversary Gala at Chase Park Plaza on Saturday, June 20, 2015. Photo by Jon Gitchoff Jon Gitchoff Sumner High School 140th Anniversary Gala Jacqueline Vanderford, Club 140 chairperson, addresses the crowd at the Sumner High School 140th Anniversary Gala at Chase Park Plaza on Saturday, June 20, 2015. Photo by Jon Gitchoff Jon Gitchoff Sumner High School 140th Anniversary Gala From the left, John Ditto, Sumner High School g...