Principal warns elementary school may have to close as Claremont faces financial turmoil

Claremont to consider closing one of three elementary schools

Claremont School District might close one of its elementary schools and reassign students and teachers to the remaining two elementary schools in the district due to vacant positions and resignations related to the district’s ongoing financial crisis.

Principal warns elementary school may have to close as Claremont faces financial turmoil

An elementary school in Claremont could close its doors as the school district grapples with financial turmoil, but one school board member said he's not convinced that needs to happen.

In Claremont Deficit Disaster, Bluff Elementary Could Be First Casualty

The Claremont School District’s deficit crisis may force the closure of one of the city’s three underutilized elementary schools, Bluff Elementary Principal Dale Chenette told staff this week. “The unprecedented financial crisis faced by our district has negatively impacted our Bluff community,” Chenette wrote in a message to staff Sunday night. The proposed closure of Bluff, home to about 170 students, comes as the district struggles with a sud…