The days may be numbered for Tansey as an elementary school.  

A proposal before the School Committee this afternoon will recommend repurposing the school, at 711 Ray St., as a facility solely for children in pre-kindergarten starting in the fall. 

Elementary school-age children currently living in Tansey’s neighborhood would be shifted to nearby Spencer Borden Elementary School, one-third of a mile south at 1400 President Ave. It also would mean kids living in other neighborhoods who currently attend one of those schools would be moved elsewhere. 

The proposal has sparked outcry from families in Tansey’s neighborhood ahead of tonight's meeting. 

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