Huntington Beach school board votes to close a school and oust transfers

In what aptly could be described as whiplash, the Huntington Beach City School District board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28, ended quite differently from the way it started  – with trustees voting 3-2 to close an elementary school this summer and oust most transfer students.
Out-of-district transfer students entering fifth and eighth grades next school year will be allowed to finish up their elementary or middle-school careers in HBCSD.
Losing a yet-to-be-determined school next fall wil