Information from WYSH Radio
According to our partners at BBB-TV, the Roane County Board of Education met Thursday night and after several people in the near-capacity crowd addressed the panel, voted to revisit its previously announced decision to consolidate all five of the county’s high schools into one large school.
Last month, the Board had voted 7-3 to move forward on consolidating the schools, but following last week’s meeting where several people voiced opposition to the plan, including many from the Oliver Springs area, the Board decided to review its decision.
The Board now says it will meet in a work session on April 6 at 6:30 pm at the Central Municipal Building in Kingston to further discuss the school consolidation plan and see if any changes can be made.
Many people have come out against consolidating the county’s five high schools, with travel time to and from school one of the major sticking points.
Also on Thursday, the School Board issued a special proclamation congratulating the Harriman High School boys’ basketball team on its Class A state championship won earlier this month at Middle Tennessee State University.
WYSH Radio in Clinton is an Oak Ridge Today news partner.
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