Cedar Rapids School Plan Details Rebuilds and Closures
The Master Facilities Plan proposes new or rebuilt facilities at targeted schools with capacities of 600 and 450 at select sites. It keeps many current campuses, lists closures across quadrants, and sets a 15 to 20 year timeline with a Dec 11 board presentation and a Jan 22 vote date.
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Cedar Rapids public forums discuss district facilities plan
Public input sessions run 6 to 8 p m at Jefferson Kennedy and Washington High Schools as Cedar Rapids schools weigh new buildings and consolidation. Critics say funding via the SAVE tax could bypass a public vote while concern rises over enrollment shifts and historic school values.
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Jury convicts 23-year-old in Burlington teen killing
A Des Moines jury took 90 minutes to convict Jorge Sanders-Galvez 23 of first degree murder in the 2016 death of Burlington High School junior Kedarie Johnson. Johnson was found in an alley with two gunshot wounds, gagged and bleached. sentencing awaits with life without parole mandatory. Co-defendant Jaron Parham to be tried separately.
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