CONWAY — It’s back-to-school week for students across SAU 9 and 13 along with MSAD 72, and included among this year’s school supplies are masks, at least to start.
The three districts were among just 12 percent of all SAUs and MSADs in the Granite and Pine Tree states to offer face-to-face learning for the entire 2020-21 school year.
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