CONWAY — Make masks optional in the Conway School District for the 2021-22 school year. That was the message from a group of concerned parents Monday who appeared before the Conway School Board.
The group, primarily made up of parents and a few children, included former state representative Norman Trengenza, along with recent state rep candidates Nicole Nordlund and Wendy Richardson, who filled the visitor section in the Professional Development Center at the SAU 9 Office in Conway Village.
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