EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to approve the closure of eight elementary schools during a five-and-a-half-hour meeting Tuesday night.   Trustees Isabel Hernandez and Daniel Call, Board Vice President Valerie Ganelon Beals and Board President Israel Irrobali supported the closures. Trustees Leah Hanany, Alex Cuellar, and Jack Loveridge opposed the decision.   During the meeting, more than…

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EPISD votes to close 8 elementary schools amid financial crisis

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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The El Paso Independent School District will be closing eight schools over two years to deal with a budget deficit. A divided school board voted 4-3 late Tuesday night, Nov. 19, to move forward with the closures. Here is a list of affected schools: Phase 1 (2025-2026): Carlos Rivera Elementary;  Lamar Elementary; Newman Elementary;  Putnam Elementary; Rusk Elementary; and Zavala Elementary. Phase 2 (2026-2027) -- Stanton…

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Tuesday night, the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet and vote on whether to close eight elementary schools.

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Its official: El Paso school district votes to close eight elementary schools

Eight El Paso Independent School District elementary schools will be shut down starting next school year after the Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted in favor of the closures.Carlos Rivera, Lamar, Newman, Putnam, Rusk, and Zavala elementaries will close their doors next school year, with Stanton and Travis elementaries closing in the 2026-27 school year under the approved plan.The 4-3 vote sparked outrage from the crowd of parents, teachers and …

EPISD votes to close 8 elementary schools amid financial crisis

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