Hard choices, heavy hearts: Inside the Douglas County school board's vote to close 3 elementary schools - Highlands Ranch Herald

Hard choices, heavy hearts: Inside the Douglas County school board's vote to close 3 elementary schools - Highlands Ranch Herald

“It breaks your heart,” said Douglas County School Board Member Brad Geiger, reflecting on a vote that closed three Highlands Ranch elementary schools and sent ripples through the tight communities surrounding each.“Many nights it kept me up,” Geiger said. “I woke up thinking about the questions I needed to ask. I would walk between schools, drive bus routes and spend a lot of time by myself just processing concerns.”On April 22, the board voted…