(FAIRHOPE, Ala.) -
Anger, desperation and even a few tears from parents trying to make their case Monday night for keeping the Fairhope K Center open.The school formerly known as the "K-1 Center" teaches only kindergarten in Fairhope but has been an institution in the downtown for decades.
It has been on the chopping block as more budget cuts loom, now Baldwin county is considering closing it down.
Superintendent of Baldwin County Schools Dr. Alan Lee says shutting down the center would save the County roughly $270,000. If the school closes more 200 children would be moved to the larger elementary. Dozens of parents took to the mike to make a last ditch pitch to save the school, one parent shouted, "bigger is not better," another said the move would be at the price of the children's education.
Lee said he has not made a decision yet about the future of the school.
