CONWAY — Masks and mask breaks remained a hot topic at the last Conway School Board meeting on Sept. 13.
Parents voiced concerns that children were not receiving the promised mask breaks to begin the school year. One board member, Randy Davison, was not happy to hear that breaks were not happening.
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