Parents and community members met at Ironwood Ridge High School, where the Amphitheatre Public School District is having its first community meeting to talk about the closure of Copper Creek Elementary School and its consolidation into both Painted Sky and Harrelson Elementary Schools.

Parents sat down in the auditorium where Amphi School Superintendent Todd Jeager told them the situation.

He stated that declining birth rates, school vouchers, and charter schools, among other things, have significantly affected the district budget.

This led to what he says was a difficult but necessary decision to downsize for the survival of the district.

As of right now, Copper Creek, Nash, Donaldson and Haloway Elementary are set close.

Jaeger also stated that while they may not be in the same posi

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