San Jose Unified delays school closure vote amid community concerns

In an emotional meeting rife with community outrage, a special committee delayed an impending recommendation to close several San Jose Unified elementary schools, citing concerns the plan would close too many schools.

Tasked with recommending schools for closure, the Schools of Tomorrow Implementation Committee was expected to vote Tuesday night on a recommendation to close up to nine elementary schools, which the district’s board of education was supposed to vote on next week.

But instead...