Tulsa parents concerned with school closures and bigger class sizes

Tulsa parents concerned with school closures and bigger class sizes

Parents are upset at the Tulsa Public Schools' vote to close four elementary schools this fall in order to save money amid a budget deficit.

One of the big concerns is bigger class sizes.

2 Works for You's Gitzel Puente has more.

WHEN STUDENTS GO BACK TOSCHOOL IN THE FALL.

IT'SNOT SOMETHING MANY PARENTSARE HAPPY ABOUT..

HAVING TOMOVE THEIR KIDS TO ADIFFERENT SCHOOLMANY OF THEM PACKED THEBOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT INTULSA..

CONCERNED ABOUT THEFUTURE OF THEIR CHILDREN INTHE DISTRICT.

THERE WERE ALOT OF LENGTHY PUBLICCOMMENTS FROM PARENTS UPSETWITH THE BOARD... AND MANYLEFT IN TEARS WHEN THE VOTEWAS MADE.

THE SCHOOLSAFFECTED WILL BE WRIGHT..MARK TWAIN..

GRIMES ANDJONES ELEMENTARY.

A BIGCONCERN FOR PARENTS MOVINGFORWARD IS CLASS SIZES..WITH MANY SCHOOLS IN THEDISTRICT ALREADY ATCAPACITY.23:04:09- 20 "For them toclose our school downbecause they don't know howto manage money isn't fairto the community of Tulsa,it's not fair to TPS."THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLYAPPROVED A NEW STAFFING PLANTHATWILL INCREASE ELEMENTARYCLASS SIZES FROMTWENTY-THREE TO TWENTY-FOUR.COMING UP IN THE NEXT THIRTYMINUTES -- WE'LL HEAR FROMSUPERINTENDENT DOCTORDEBORAH GIST ABOUT THESECUTS..

AND THE FUTURE OFSOME OF THE STAFF.TIME FOR WEATHER WITH CLINTBOONE