CLEVELAND — Multiple community members shared their concerns about student safety, community development, and charter schools at a town hall meeting on Tuesday at Collinwood High School, hosted by Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb.

The mayor and senior administration leaders answered residents' questions and discussed the Building Brighter Futures plan.

Sarah Hodge has been a teacher at Collinwood High School for 25 years. This is one of the buildings that CMSD plans to close.

“I have a lot of concerns, because I feel like the PowerPoint that was presented wasn't a full, fleshed out plan for the district,” said Hodge.

News 5 previously reported that CMSD proposed merging 39 schools. Reducing the number of schools by 29 would close 18 CMSD buildings, and 5 leased spaces will not operate as sc

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