Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Aurora Lora offered alternative to closing five elementary schools.Lora's new plan says schools could be spared by reducing the number of elementary school teachers and increasing class size. The plan calls for 41 of the 54 elementary schools in the district to lose at least one teacher.
The proposed loss of Edgemere and Gatewood Elementary schools concerns members of the Uptown 23rd community, saying they fear a reversal of the progress that's been made. They believe the schools have helped attract families to central Oklahoma City, in turn helping to attract unique businesses, an upkeep in maintenance, and a sense of pride. The community also argues the investments to the area made by the city would be wasted.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the 15-year-old victim in an ongoing AMBER Alert, along with the 50-year-old man believed to have kidnapped her earlier this month, have been spotted in Oklahoma City. OKLAHOMA CITY -We are tracking another storm system that will move out of the Rockies on Saturday, bringing more rain and storms to the state.
The storm chances will start tonight in the panhandle then shift into western Oklahoma during the morning. The best chances for big storms will develop late day Saturday into early Sunday morning.Some severe weather will be possible with damaging winds up to 65 mph and quarter-sized hail. This storm will shift east late Sunday.Next week looks quieter with no major storms forecasted to move overhead.NASHVILLE, Tennessee