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BRAINTREE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A nearly 100-year-old elementary school will be seeing its final classes this spring.
For residents of Braintree Highlands, the Highlands Elementary School was basically a neighborhood rite of passage. This week, the Braintree School Committee voted 6-1 to close the building.
Students will be moved to the old South Middle School next year. Other facilities could also be merged at a future date.
The looming closure is stirring up a wave of emotions.
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"The only thing that concerns me is the merge," Shayna, who lives nearby, said. "And possibly overcrowding because I'm thinking that may happen."
Lauren, a Highlands resident with a fourth grade daughter, says she is trying to keep a positive attitude telling her daughter it's a new adventure and in life all things must come to an end.
"She's disappointed," Lauren said. "Lincoln, she's built such a great community here."
The Braintree school district first considered closing the school in 2024 and 2025 after the district saw millions in budget deficits. For now, the Braintree School Committee has only authorized the Highlands School closure. The building, constructed in 1930, will be closing in June.
WBZ NewsRadio's Jim MacKay (@JimMacKayOnAir) reports.