As St. Louis families continue to process and address the destruction from the May tornado, they are being hit with another withering blow — a proposal to shutter half of all St. Louis’ public schools.

Those schools are mostly in the northern part of the city, which is overwhelmingly home to Black families.

Superintendent Millicent Borishade would have the public believe that the only way to deal with a diminishing student population and deteriorating school buildings is to close 37 public schools — going from 68 to 31 — starting in the 2026-27 school year. Let’s take a breath.

Instead of abandoning St. Louis communities by closing their public schools, the superintendent should be working with the community to offer a vision for thriving neighborhood public schools that are safe, welco

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