To the editor:

If you move from living within a large city, San Francisco or the Hyde Park area of Chicago, Hillcrest Elementary School is the only choice for an elementary school if you are looking for international diversity.

Almost three years ago, I was offered a corporate move to Kansas, and my first thought was, “Are you kidding, and where would I send my daughter to school?” I saw the west side and almost turned down the job until I discovered Hillcrest Elementary School.

We felt right at home to find students with economic diversity, liberal-minded parents and teachers, professors’ children, international students to ensure high educational standards. And now, after I buy a house two blocks away, invest in and complete a major renovation, the school board is thinking of closing the school. I want my money back and will run back as fast as possible if Hillcrest closes.