Boulder Reporting Lab
Boulder Valley school board votes to close four elementary schools amid calls to delay
Douglass, Flatirons, Mesa and Birch will close under a broader restructuring plan beginning in fall 2027. Families raised questions about staffing, enrollment projections and the transition.
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