BARTLETT — If you want your child to attend Josiah Bartlett Elementary School, move to Bartlett.
That was the message Bartlett School Board members gave teacher Patricia McGrath, who asked that her daughter be allowed to attend the school.
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It is refreshing to see the school board promoting Bartlett as a great place to not just visit but to move your family with children to. As a home owner in Bartlett I wish there were more families with children moving to Bartlett.
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