The Education Department, believing the students would be better served at a larger neighboring facility, wants to close the school. This proposal has met with opposition from parents and residents who feel closing will accelerate the town's decline and force the children to walk even farther to their new school.
他們認為闊瀨國小廢校後，會加速當地的沒落。而將學生並入漁光村的漁光國小，學童要多走一、兩個小時的山路，更沒時間好好念書，家長們也更放心不下了。