CONWAY — A small but vocal group of parents aired their concerns to the Conway School Board on Monday about requiring masks on the opening day of the school year. The group — which numbered 25 at a previous school board meeting — made it be known they intend to be regulars at meetings and continue to raise their concerns.
During the two public comment portions, which dominated the 55-minute meeting, Wendy Richardson, the lone parent from Conway, spoke along with Kevin Clifford, Susan Hirtle, Rebecca Miller and Nicole Nordlund, all of Madison and Robert Chase of Bartlett.
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