CONWAY — The Conway School Board believes its family support liaisons do an incredible job and fill a real need, but the board balked at a request to expand their schedule by 11 days into the summer months.
The message the board sent while discussing the proposed 2019-20 school budget on Monday was that summer needs should be met by outside agencies.
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