Salt Lake City Schools to make initial school closure recommendations tonight.

Superintendent Elizabeth Grant recommended late Monday that four Salt Lake City elementary schools shut down next year, following months of study, school leadership meetings and community input. The four Salt Lake City School District schools initially recommended for closure are Bennion, Hawthorne, Mary W. Jackson and Riley elementaries. “I want to recognize the gravity of these choices in recommending these schools for closure, and with that, the courage of the board in making difficult choices that serve the long-term health …