Responses to last week’s Tele-Talk question — “Do you think the Conway School Board made the right decision in suspending Kennett teacher Andy Shaw?” — received 15 responses. Nine responses disagreed with the decision, three agreed and three didn’t answer directly. Of those that disagreed, most thought Shaw should have been fired, while some said a suspension was too harsh. The full selection of the responses is printed here.
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