Education

Buildings have lifespans, and schools don’t always open their doors after summer vacation. While communities might rally behind saving a school that was so essential in helping shape their education and childhood, these outdated buildings are often costly to maintain, contain asbestos, lead paint and might be too outdated to save. Schools might not often see the enrollment they used to, due to an aging community or the rapid growth of charter schools which spread students across a school district, guaranteeing some see closure. More often than not it is a budgetary issue, with these halls of learning having funding shortages, and the ones with poor academic performance wind up being permanently shuttered.