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Superintendent pulls Lake Placid consolidation, will advertise for middle‑school principal after public outcry
Summary
After weeks of community protests and public comment, Superintendent Dr. Longshore removed the Lake Placid Middle/High School consolidation item from the board agenda and said she will advertise for a principal for Lake Placid Middle School.
Superintendent Dr. Longshore asked the Highlands County School Board to remove the proposed consolidation of Lake Placid Middle School and Lake Placid High School from the agenda and said she will not recommend consolidation going forward.
"I request approval to remove this item 10c from tonight's agenda and will not be moving forward with recommending consolidation," Dr. Longshore told the board. She also said, "An advertisement for a principal position at Lake Placid Middle School will be posted later this week."
The decision followed more than an hour of public comment by parents, teachers and community members who urged the board to preserve separate middle‑ and high‑school campuses…
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