People typically are sad when an old school building closes it's doors for good to students, but the Marietta Times pointed out some real benefits in a recent article about two school closings in their community.  In a nut shell, it is all about reuse not tearing down the buildings.

If a school district sees the time has come to close a school, with no hopes for the future of using it again - SELL it.  Never let it be destroyed through lack of maintenance.  These historical buildings need to be preserved as a rememberance of the past, but also because they can do so much for the future.

To read more about what the Marietta, OH, school board moved to do, read this article.