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Last 8th graduation held at May Elementary

A closing ceremony will be held Tuesday, June 18th at the school, one of four in Austin being shuttered by CPS this month.

The South Austin Community Coalition Council will hold a meeting Thursday night at Mandell United Methodist Church.

More than 3,000 Austin students will be affected by the closings, which the Chicago Board of Education approved Wednesday.

The fate of 53 elementary schools will be decided; over 3,800 students from five Austin buildings could be affected

In the last CPS-held meeting for Key school before the anticipated May 22 finalized school closing list, residents presented an alternative plan.

In a letter to AustinTalks, a former educator said the anticipated shuttering of 54 schools is much worse than before.

As the final community meeting for Emmet and Key schools was being held this week, local residents conducted their own press conference.

Austin parents and teachers boycott the Chicago Public Schools event for Key and Emmet, citing comments by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

In response to the CPS plan to shutter 54 schools, a West Side resident created a substitute proposal.

To send a message to officials, community organizers boycotted the official event and hosted their own assembly.