To the Editor:
It has been five years since the Long Beach Island School Board voted to close the LBI Grade School in Ship Bottom and consolidate the fewer than 200 students into the Ethel Jacobsen Elementary School. This was a sound decision that is right for students and beneficial to the taxpayers.
In the field of public education what is best for the students and what is best for the taxpayers are not always aligned. In this case, it is a perfect solution.
September 23, 2015
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