LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - JCPS Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood submitted his recommendations to the district’s board on Thursday to overcome its $188 million deficit, including closing two schools.

“These are difficult but necessary steps,” Dr. Yearwood said. “We made this decision after a thorough examination of the quality and capacity of our facilities and our educational models.”

The full list of recommendations includes:

Closing Zachary Taylor Elementary due to enrollment being under 50% of the school’s capacity.

Closing Liberty High School, which was originally created to serve students in the credit recovery process, but is now a resource that is available at schools across the district.

Moving Waller-Williams Environmental due to the school being at 39% of its capacity and th

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