The board voted in December to close Broadleigh Elementary, Buckeye Middle School, Moler Elementary and the building that holds Columbus Alternative High School. The board also voted to close West ...

After months of discussion, engagement and debate, the Columbus City Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday night to close five of the nine schools recommended by a facilities task force.

Members also voted to close five schools — Moler, Broadleigh, and West Broad elementary schools, Buckeye Middle School, and the building home to Columbus Alternative High School, also known as CAHS.