CRAIGSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - Following last year’s devastating floods, officials are moving forward with a controversial plan to consolidate five Nicholas County public schools into two schools that share a single campus.
News outlets report that the county school board voted Tuesday evening by voice vote to consolidate the schools. No nays were heard.
The vote came after supporters of rebuilding Richwood Middle and Richwood High schools denounced the plan. The plan puts Federal Emergency Management Agency flood-relief money that could have rebuilt the schools toward the consolidated campus.
The Charleston Gazette-Mail (https://bit.ly/2m2wJo5 ) reports Richwood High alumni and others have filed a lawsuit accusing the school board of violating open-meetings laws by holding private discussions concerning consolidation. Superintendent Donna Burge-Tetrick denies the allegations.
The West Virginia Board of Education still must give final approval.
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