Some St. Louis Public Schools board members push back against latest closure plan

St. Louis Public Schools received a poor rating, the lowest possible, in a Missouri state audit regarding general operations. The report cited secret sales of vacant buildings and failure to enforce bus safety violations. Simultaneously, some school board members are opposing the latest closure plan. These critics argue that the strategy ignores gifted magnet schools and disproportionately impacts Black students, adding further tension to the district's current operational and administrative challenges reported by state auditors.