A protest is planned for Thursday to fight a proposal to close Crestview Elementary School in Cottage Grove.
Last week the South Washington County District 833 announced a shortfall of $5.5 million for the 2020-21 school year — and said it would save $1 million a year by closing Crestview.
The petition drive was started on the website change.org by PTA president Becca Cuellar, who called the closure “unconscionable.”
The protest, organized on the Crestview PTA Facebook posting, will be 3 p.m. Thursday at the school, 7830 80th Street, Cottage Grove.