Community Fights to Save St.Louis Sumner High.

Many schools are closing in St. Louis. Thomasina Clarke is worried about her neighborhood school. The area was hit by a tornado and has lost many people.

Clarke says the school is important for the community. It has famous former students like Tina Turner. She fears it will close because of damage from a storm.

Schools in many cities are thinking about closing. This is because they have less money and fewer students. A report says St. Louis has too many schools for the number of students.

Closing schools is hard for everyone. It costs money to keep empty schools open. But studies show that students often do worse after their school closes.

Enrollment in public schools is going down. This is happening because of fewer births and school choices. Federal money helped schools stay open during COVID, but that money is gone now.