Decision to relocate Fairmount School students postponed

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Bangor School committee will now decide at a later date if they should relocate students at Fairmount School to other schools in the district.

The committee met Wednesday night and decided to table the decision until they hear more alternative options.

The relocation plan comes after school officials announced they will be closing the Fairmount School temporarily next year after asbestos was found in the ceiling.

Bangor parents spoke during the public comment period at the committee meeting.

Many of them emphasized the need for a solution that best benefits the kids, while also asking for transparency when it comes to the decision-making.

“I’ve come to ask for time. And I am relieved that a small amount of time has been granted and that additional consideration is being placed on critical decisions affecting our children, but I am still here to plead for transparency. We do not have the information that you have, and without access to relevant findings and reports, or the plan and development, we don’t have the resources that you have to work with for solutions,” one woman said.

The school committee will hold listening sessions on the relocation plan on Monday, and they will now vote on May 28th.