Emmett (WIBW) - The Emmett community will wait another month to find out if its grade school will survive budget cuts.

The USD 321 Kaw Valley school board decided Monday night to delay a resolution on closing the school until its January 11th meeting.

Board members say they want to be sure they've fully studied the issue.

Rick Reese, who proposed tabling the matter, says many questions were raised at a public hearing on the proposed closure Dec. 6th. He wants to make sure those questions are fully answered.

David Steele, head teacher at Emmett, says he is glad the board is weighing the decision carefully and that school supporters have another month to weigh in on the issue.

If the school is closed, its students would attend Saint Marys next year.