Want to get parents riled up?

Threaten to close their kids’ school.

Scottsdale is hardly immune from the epidemic of dwindling school-age populations around the Valley.

After mulling options behind the scenes, Scottsdale Unified School District administration told parents Pima and Echo Canyon elementary schools may be “repurposed” – code name for “closing.”

That brought out a crowd of parents – and students – waving “Save Pima” and “Don’t Close Our Schools” signs outside the Oct. 7 SUSD school board meeting.

A second group gathered outside in a continued to demand the resignation of board member Carine Werner following her “hot mic” comments captured at a meeting two months ago.

Werner, who was participating remotely at that meeting, could be heard at that time making disparaging rem

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