San Jose parents rally to protest elementary school closures

Hundreds of students, parents and community members rallied at the San Jose Unified School District district office Tuesday evening to protest the potential closure of up to a third of the district’s elementary schools.

Announced last week, the proposed school closures are part of the district’s “Schools of Tomorrow” initiative, which was started in fall of 2025 to address a loss of nearly 6,000 enrolled students since 2017. The district’s school board is expected to vote on the closures by March 12.