CONWAY — Is moving the sixth grade to the middle school in 2023 a done deal?
The Conway School Board voted 4-2 on Aug. 8 to relocate sixth-graders from Conway, John H. Fuller and Pine Tree elementary schools to Kennett Middle School for the 2023-24 school year. But the vote caught parents off guard, and they’ve been voicing their displeasure to school officials.
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