CONWAY — With a janitorial shortage plaguing the district, the Conway School Board voted to raise hourly pay of substitute custodians to $20 an hour. The high school principal also suggested students might find filling in as janitors a good way to make some extra money.
Kennett High Principal Kevin Carpenter told the board at its Jan. 10 he has seen educators filling the void by picking up trash and emptying wastebaskets.
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