A well-known New Orleans East Charter School is closing its doors at the end of this school year.

Leaders at Sarah T. Reed on Michoud Boulevard city declining enrollment and poor school performance. The school opened its doors in 1988. Advertisement

"I was appalled when I heard they were closing. I have three children. They are grown now, but they are alumnus of Sarah T. Reed."

Alumni and parents with kids enrolled at the school are shocked by plans to close the campus

Rhondra Hunter is a parent of a Sarah T. Reed student and alum. She said, "That school means a lot to the community. I actually grew up in the neighborhood. That school is a family. It's really going to be hurtful to those kids."

Students like Leira Allen said she heard rumors about the closure for months.

"Hearing th

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