Richmond County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a master plan to close and consolidate several schools in the district, including converting Josey High School. Nine of the board’s 10 members were present, and the plan required a majority vote to pass. The unanimous vote came Monday night as part of a master plan to close several schools in the district. Among the other plans the board voted on: The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated Bryan County resident, which is just outside of Savannah. Josey will temporarily close during construction. At the conclusion of construction, currently projected for fall 2029, the T.W. Josey attendance zone will be dissolved. All rising ninth- through twelfth-grade students in the Richmond County School System may apply to attend the new school. All facility changes will take effect at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. The board held three public listening sessions over the past month before the vote. No public comment was taken at the meeting. Josey alumni attended to hear the outcome of the vote. Irvin White, a Josey alumni who played defensive end on the school’s first football team, bro
