CONWAY — The Conway School Board on Monday elected to hold off deciding what to do with John H. Fuller Elementary School until the fall.
On April 17, the board voted unanimously to permanently close John Fuller in June; to consolidate Pine Tree and Conway Elementary into K-2 and grade 3-5 schools; and to move the sixth grade to Kennett Middle School.
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