There were 31 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: “If Conway closes an elementary school, which one should it be?” Four chose Conway Elementary, four chose Pine Tree, one chose John H. Fuller, one said John Fuller and/or Pine Tree, one said John Fuller and Pine Tree, two said all, four said not to close any, five said to wait until after the pandemic, one said to close part of a school, one said any but Pine Tree, and seven responses were non-specific or didn't answer the question.
A lot of people are homeschooling their kids right now. And those numbers, once this pandemic is behind us, surely will probably go back to normal. And if you were going to close any of the schools, it would be Conway Elementary because it's a nightmare driving in Conway.
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