WARWICK, R.I. -- More than 400 people filled the auditorium at Toll Gate High School Tuesday evening to find out the fate of Gorton Junior High.
After two nights of emotional testimony from parents, teachers and residents who want the school to stay open, the School Committee was scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether or not it will close Gorton at the end of this school year
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With a busy agenda, The board was not expected to vote until later in the evening.
Citing the district's aging buildings and steadily declining enrollment, administrators have recommended closing Gorton.
Opponents are questioning school officials' data and say that the decision would be premature since Warwick has yet to set its long-range goals such as all-day kindergarten and whether to move to the middle school model.