Blythe Bernhard

Philip Riley came to the Catholic boys' school in 2024 from the Xavier Catholic School System in Wisconsin.

C.S., a student at Metro High School, sent the message "Trade?" on Snapchat to a female classmate from home outside of school hours.

A St. Louis planner has pitched replacing the old Scullin Elementary with sports fields, a nature playscape, arts studios, an amphitheater and even an urban farm.

The status update from SLPS Superintendent Myra Berry was the third since the state downgraded the district to provisional accreditation.

Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier will host a meeting Wednesday and SLPS will host two meetings later this month.

District leaders sold vacant buildings in secret and did not enforce bus safety violations among other citations in the audit.

The audit is expected to focus on SLPS operations, like property management, as district leaders prepare to shutter more than 20 schools.

The changes reflect the fluctuating school landscape as birth rates dropped and families shifted to charters or moved out of the city.

The district has proposed to downsize its portfolio of 62 schools by one-third by 2027 due to declining enrollment and rising costs.

Myra Berry, a 20-year veteran of SLPS, agreed to move her "physical residence" to St. Louis within six months.