CONWAY — The Conway School Board voted Monday not to participate in a state Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education initiative which would have provided free COVID-19 testing for students and staff within the Conway School District.
Discussing the issue prior to the vote at the board meeting in the Seidenstuecker Gymnasium at Kennett Middle School, some members said they felt schools should not be in the testing business, while others wanted more information before they could support the Safer at School Screening (SASS) Program.
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