Pittsburgh Post Gazette: December 20, 2012
A divided North Allegheny School Board voted Wednesday to hold a public hearing on a proposal to close Peebles Elementary School in McCandless. Scheduling the hearing does not mean that they will eventually vote to close the building, but allows them to keep their options open, board members said.
The hearing will be held Jan. 30. A vote to close the school cannot occur for 90 days after that.
North Allegheny Patch, December 20, 2012
In a meeting that lasted nearly five hours, the North Allegheny School board Wednesday night voted to schedule a public hearing on Jan. 30 on whether or not to close Peebles Elementary school.
Board members Ralph J. Pagone and Christopher M. Jacobs voted against the hearing.
More than 40 parents spoke against the proposal, and many of them asked again for the formation of a community task force to further study the issue. The board did not address that request.
