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Town approves Norfolk County Agricultural School tuition; transportation funding debated and initially failed then reconsidered
Summary
Town Meeting appropriated tuition and transportation money for a Templeton student attending Norfolk County Agricultural School after a contentious debate about total per‑student cost and legal obligation to provide transportation; Article 26 passed after a successful motion to reconsider.
Town Meeting approved funding to pay for tuition and transportation for a Templeton student accepted at Norfolk County Agricultural School, but the votes followed extended debate and a failed‑then‑reconsidered sequence for the transportation article.
The town first approved the tuition appropriation (Article 25) for $29,241 and then debated transportation (Article 26). Opponents questioned why the town must pay large sums for one student and noted the combined cost of tuition and…
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