It was a familiar message that Bernier reprised to reach the board’s main audience that night, people watching in person and online for information on school district’s choices of facilities to close to handle changing realities of costs and enrollment.

The plan will determine where new schools will be built and which schools will close or merge, impacting nearly every student in the district.

The looming school closures in Duval County are getting closer. The Duval County School Board approved the budget set for the Master Facility Plan at Tuesday night’s meeting.