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Parents and educators urge Montgomery County board to track Tennessee voucher law; community meeting set Feb. 25
Summary
Parents and a local teachers— association speaker told the Montgomery County School Board they are concerned about Tennessee—s new voucher law and its effects on rural districts; a community meeting is scheduled for Feb. 25 at Burke Cobb Community Center.
Katherine Garrigan, a Clarksville parent, and a representative of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Association urged the Montgomery County School Board on Monday to monitor how Tennessee—s recently passed voucher legislation could affect local students and taxpayers.
Garrigan, who said she has two children in the district and experience with individualized education programs, told the board she saw the state—s voucher bill move quickly through committees and said questions from lawmakers and the public were dismissed. "If you don't invite questions and interest to the people who are going to be affected by this the most, I feel…
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