奥林匹亚学区拟关闭三所小学，州议员称没有额外州拨款可以阻止
在 10 月 8 日举行的奥林匹亚学区董事会会议上，30 多名社区居民就学区总监提出的关闭麦迪逊、麦肯尼和 L.P. 布朗三所小学的整合方案表达担忧。出席会议的州众议员贝丝·多利奥和前州众议员劳里·多兰向居民表示，州政府没有额外的拨款可以用来阻止这些学校关闭。
学区的合并计划目前仍在审议中，公开听证会仍在继续，校董事会将逐步作出决定。支持者认为整合有助于应对入学人数下降和预算压力，反对者则担心关闭社区小学会增加学生通勤负担、削弱社区凝聚力。
此次争议正值华盛顿州多个学区面临财政紧缩之际。州议员的表态意味着，学区若要维持这三所小学运营，只能依靠本地税款或其他自有资金，而无法指望州府出手相救。学区方面尚未公布最终投票时间表。
信息来源：ThurstonTalk（https://www.thurstontalk.com/2026/10/11/top-local-news-thurston-county-october-11-2026/）
Olympia School District Considers Closing Three Elementary Schools; No Extra State Money, Legislators Say
More than 30 community members voiced concerns at the Oct. 8 Olympia School District board meeting over the superintendent's proposed consolidation plan to close Madison, McKenney, and L.P. Brown elementary schools. State Rep. Beth Doglio and former Rep. Laurie Dolan told residents there is no additional state funding to stop the closures.
The plan remains under review, with public hearings continuing and the board making decisions in stages. Supporters say consolidation would address declining enrollment and budget pressure; opponents worry that closing neighborhood schools would lengthen student commutes and weaken community cohesion.
The dispute comes as multiple Washington school districts face fiscal tightening. The legislators' remarks mean the district can only rely on local levies or other own funds to keep the three schools open, not a state rescue. No final vote timeline has been announced.
Source: ThurstonTalk.
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