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April 3, 2006

Board to decide Bishop middle school's fate tonight

PROVIDENCE -- The Providence School Board is poised to decide the fate of Nathan Bishop Middle School.

At tonight's meeting the board is expected to decide whether to convert the East Side middle school into a high school -- a plan that has angered many local residents who fear it may hurt the neighborhood.

The city has proposed the move to ease the crowding. Providence has 400 more high school students than the current buildings can handle. Nathan Bishop, the smallest of the city's nine middle schools, has 400 students that would be reassigned to other middle schools.

Tonight's meeting will be held at 6 o'clock at the Providence School Board, 797 Westminster St. It will begin with a public comment period.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 3:33 PM | Permalink

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