TIVERTON, R.I. (WPRI) — One of the highest-performing elementary schools in Rhode Island could be on the chopping block, and parents are not happy.

To handle a looming deficit, Superintendent Dr. Peter Sanchioni presented two options. The first involves extensive staffing cuts at every school, while the second is closing Fort Barton Elementary School.

“It’s not my goal to close Fort Barton or any school,” Sanchioni said. “We have a problem and I’ve given the school committee two solutions to that problem.”

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