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Of those, 15
were also recommended for closure last year, but were given a one-year repreive as a
result of a successful lawsuit against the city.
Statement from Marc Sternberg, the deputy chancellor overseeing the closings:
"After many weeks of conversations with school communities and families, and an
extensive review of each school's academic record, we've made the difficult decision to
propose the phase out and replacement of a select number of schools. We're now hard at
work creating new schools and improving our existing schools, so these communities will
have more high-quality choices next year that will serve students better than the schools
we're phasing out."