SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's education secretary says he will close some 100 schools across the U.S. territory starting in August amid a drop in the student population.
Rafael Roman said in a press conference Saturday that the move will generate some $27 million in savings and will target mostly elementary schools. The government had previously announced the closures but provided no immediate details.
Roman said the schools that will be closed are located within four miles of another school. He stressed that no layoffs would occur.
The department served some 423,000 students in 2013, a number that is expected to drop to 317,000 by 2020.
An estimated 450,000 people have left Puerto Rico in the past decade as the island struggles to emerge from an eight-year recession.
Puerto Rico shares details of 100 school closings
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