Nearly a dozen organizations led by parents, civil rights leaders, and educators called on Mayor Martin J. Walsh and school officials Wednesday to halt all school closures and major construction projects until they develop a comprehensive districtwide facilities plan.
Many of the organizations, including the NAACP, are disappointed the city’s much-anticipated proposal last month to overhaul school facilities included plans only for certain schools or neighborhoods, instead of providing a school-by-school rundown of construction needs and estimated costs.
“As a city of neighborhoods, Boston must make long-term decisions that address the city as a whole, and in a comprehensive way,” the groups wrote in a letter they planned to present to the School Committee. “In light of years of distrust in our schools, it is also especially important that meaningful stakeholder involvement be at the core of any plan.”