Baltimore's Sandtown-Winchester community voiced its concerns to Baltimore City Schools Monday night after the district announced New Song Academy, a charter school in the neighborhood, will soon close its doors.

Students will move to the Harlem Park school building, which is located half a mile down N. Gilmor St. from New Song Academy, on January 7. The entire school community will move and have its own wing of this shared school building, according to the district.

The Harlem Park school building already houses three other programs.

New Song Academy opened in 1994 and was founded by Allan and Susan Tibbels, who created a non-profit to benefit the Sandtown-Winchester community years prior, according to our media partner The Baltimore Banner .

In a letter to staff and families , dis

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