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Public Hearing On Rolling Hills Elementary Closure Scheduled

The public hearing on the closure of Rolling Hills Elementary​ will be held Sept. 12, the Council Rock School District has announced.

A public hearing regarding the proposed closure of Rolling Hills Elementary School will be held Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m., the Council Rock School District has announced. The public hearing will be held in the Board Room at The Chancellor Center.

The proposal, which has been verbally supported by a majority of the board during capital planning discussions over the summer, would close Rolling Hills Elementary School effective for the 2019-20 school year.

"This hearing must be held in order for Rolling Hills Elementary School to be allowed to close as a school; following the hearing, a three-month waiting period will ensue before the School Board is permitted to formally vote on the closure of the school," the district said in an announcement.

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There will be an opportunity for public comment during the hearing.

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