Overview
- Boston Public Schools formally proposed closing Charlestown High School on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, as part of a district facilities plan to right-size schools.
- BPS says Charlestown’s enrollment fell about 32% over three years, from roughly 820 to 559 students, and that the building could host a different high school after renovation.
- The School Committee is scheduled to consider the recommendation on Dec. 2, 2026, and if approved some changes would take effect June 30, 2028 with student moves as early as the 2028–2029 school year.
- Students, parents, teachers and the Boston Teachers Union have held protests and launched petitions, arguing the district surprised the community and demanding more transparency in the process.
- Teachers and families warn the closure risks disrupting substantial special education, life-skills and immigrant-student supports concentrated at Charlestown, and union leaders have proposed alternatives that emphasize modernization without closures.