BOSTON — Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper has proposed closing Charlestown High School in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood in June 2028 because of shrinking enrollment, according to The Boston Globe, which obtained her email to the school community.

Skipper wrote that the school has lost about a third of its students in three years, falling from 820 to 559, the Globe reported. By the Globe's account, the email said the district would bring the plan to the Boston School Committee and that members are likely to decide it Dec. 2.

The email shows the senior class at 205 students, against 65 ninth graders and 48 seventh graders, according to the Globe. Under the plan, the school would no longer enroll seventh graders, and current juniors and seniors who qualify could finish before it shuts, the Globe reported. Other students would get priority when registering for the 2028-2029 school year, Skipper wrote. Boston 25 News reported that, if approved, the closure would take effect June 30, 2028.

"This news may bring sadness, frustration, and uncertainty about what comes next," Skipper wrote, according to the Globe. The Globe also reported that the district has scheduled an online meeting for families and a Nov. 16 meeting at the school.

City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata said she had filed for a City Council oversight hearing. "Charlestown High is beloved in the community and that's why I'm calling for a City Council oversight hearing," she said, the Globe reported. In a letter she shared online, she cited a 32% enrollment decline and wrote that "The proposed closure warrants further examination of the data, criteria, enrollment projections, educational assessments, and alternatives considered by BPS," Boston 25 News reported. That outlet said she wants the hearing held Dec. 2.

Councilor Erin Murphy said families deserve earlier notice and more than registration priority, according to the Globe. "There's a master plan out there. We should be more transparent with families, especially for our vulnerable students," she said. Murphy noted that some students from Dorchester's Henderson Inclusion School, which is set to drop its high school grades, had moved to Charlestown High.

Destin Montecalvo of Hyde Park, whose son Giovanni started there as a ninth grader in September, told the Globe: "To hear that he's not going to be able to finish is kind of blowing our minds."

A spokesperson for Mayor Michelle Wu said the city was preparing a statement, the Globe reported.