Closing an elementary school - Joe Lentini

Conway School Board Chairman Joe Lentini said in order to close an elmentary school the board needs to create a matrix to help guide it in any decision making. (LLOYD JONES PHOTO)

CONWAY — If enrollment continues to drop while the operating budget keeps trending upward, Conway School Board members say closing an elementary school will become necessary.

“We need to get through this whole COVID-19 (pandemic) and see how many people actually plan on staying here,” Joe Lentini, chair of the Conway School Board, said by phone on Wednesday.

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