Edmonton public school board approves school consolidation plan despite community league plea

Edmonton’s public school board has approved a plan to consolidate four west-end schools into two, which will ultimately lead to the closing of Glendale and Sherwood schools.
The board voted Tuesday to support one of three consolidation options, which will see Afton School in West Meadowlark replaced with a new K-3 school building, and new construction on the Westlawn Junior High site of a grades 4-9 middle school.
The board approved the plan despite pleas from members of the Glenwood Commu