WBCSD board votes to allow junior high building use
Photo courtesy WEST BONNER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
PRIEST RIVER — In a Dec. 9 special meeting, West Bonner County School District trustees voted against a facilities committee recommendation to close the Priest River Junior High building to all use Jan. 1, 2025.
The decision comes about a month after staff, board members and residents discussed the future of WBCSD’s vacated junior high building and after the district’s facilities committee issued the recommendation during a Nov. 13 meeting.
While Priest River Junior High hasn’t hosted classes since trustees voted in June to migrate middle schoolers to Priest River Lamanna High, the building’s gymnasium has continued to be used for sports practices and other activities. When the prospect of shutting the building down was examined during a Nov. 20 board meeting, PRLHS principal Matt George warned trustees that could prevent local sports teams from being able to find practice time.
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