Everett Community College board votes to close Early Learning Center
EVERETT — The Everett Community College Board of Trustees voted Thursday to close the college’s Early Learning Center after a court order forced the board to bring the issue to a public vote.
The board announced the special meeting Wednesday afternoon after a Snohomish County judge ruled earlier that day the college had violated state public meetings law when it decided to close the center without a board vote or opportunity for public comment.
The judge’s decision meant the center must remain open until the college’s Board of Trustees complied with the Open Public Meetings Act in regards to closing the educational facility by holding a board vote with opportunity for public comment. The college scheduled that vote for the following day.
Parents, educators and local elected officials spoke out against the closure for more than an hour on Thursday. Some in the crowd of attendees shouted “shame” after the board voted.
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