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Pimlico is being missed already: Most parties seem to agree that the 50-year-old middle school should be closed, but nostalgia and uncertainty cause uneasiness.
Byline: Sara Neufeld and Nicole Fuller
Jan. 19--When it came time to vote on the fate of Pimlico Middle School, a Baltimore education committee was nearly unanimous that the school should close this summer. No one had turned out at the meeting Wednesday night to demand that it stay open. Even the principal had agreed that it should shut down. But some students were unsettled yesterday to learn that this year at Pimlico will likely be their last. They worried about the distance to their new schools, and the potential for gang rivalries in a different environment. About a dozen students interviewed outside the school during dismissal time said Pimlico has been improving in recent months, crediting a new principal, Donyall Dickey, with cleaning litter from the school's floors and bathrooms and inspiring students to do well academically. Now, they said, isn't the time to give up on Pimlico.…
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