 -- The Spring Branch ISD board has voted unanimously to close Northbrook Middle School for the next school year on Monday evening.){kind=link}
SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — The Spring Branch ISD board has voted unanimously to close Northbrook Middle School for the next school year on Monday evening.
During the district board meeting, the motion to close Northbrook Middle School passed 7-0.
Last week, ABC13 reported, citing our media partners at the Houston Chronicle, that the district itself said it is short $24 million in its budget, and in response, schools came under scrutiny for their operations.
Northbrook, according to the Texas Education Agency, received an ‘F’ rating for the year and saw a 300-student enrollment dip from the 2023-2024 school year to the previous school year.
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This would not be the first school to close in Spring Branch ISD due to budget deficits. Back in 2023, after a vote of 6-1, Treasure Forest Elementary and Panda Path School for Early Learning. The move was to help cushion a $35 million shortfall, according to the district.
If the closure is approved, officials said this will be the fourth campus in the district where the majority of Hispanic and working-class families live. Residents are citing that the move is unequal because their area receives less support than those in wealthier neighborhoods.
This story comes from our news partner ABC13 Houston.