The appellant seeks reversal of a decision made by the Des Moines Independent Community School District board to close Kurtz Junior High.

He argues that the closing will necessitate the busing of an additional 400 students, will end service to the immediate Kurtz area by a neighborhood junior high facility, that specific plans for the facility were largely unknown at the time the board made its decision, and some specific elements of cost savings favor the closing of a different junior high school.

These concerns are not sufficient to overturn the board's decision.

The local board's decision is upheld.