COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus City Schools Board of Education made its decision on how it plans to cut $50 million from the district’s budget to deal with a deficit. That decision resulted in four more building closures and an undetermined number of staffing cuts.

The board voted to close four schools in the district: Duxberry Park Arts Impact Elementary School, Fairwood Alternative Elementary School, Como Elementary School and the former Everett Middle School, also known as Columbus Gifted Academy.

Fairwood Alternative Elementary School will close by the next school year, while the other three schools are scheduled to close by the 2027-2028 school year.

When it comes to staffing cuts, the full impact is still somewhat unknown. The board asked Superintendent Angela Chapman to develop a

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