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Superintendent Suggests Closing Boston Elementary School to Narrow Budget Gap.

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| December 22, 2002 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Brenda J. Buote

Dec. 22--Faced with a projected budget deficit of roughly $1.57 million for fiscal year 2004, which begins July 1, Melrose Superintendent Rosemary LeBlanc-Considine has recommended closing the Decius Beebe Elementary School on the city's west side.

Closing the Beebe School, the city's smallest school, would save taxpayers about $500,000, LeBlanc-Considine told members of the School Committee Tuesday night, during the panel's first discussion of next year's budget. If the school is closed, the 227 students who are enrolled there would be sent to the city's five remaining elementary schools, she said.

"I looked at closing the Beebe because it has the least number of children, and those children can easily fit into open seats elsewhere in the district," said LeBlanc-Considine, who noted that the state is threatening to cut…

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