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Public commenters urge help for schools and mental-health services; Board of Equalization briefing requested
Summary
Three members of the public used the Nov. 3 public-comment period to press the county on school performance, mental-health access and tax-department transparency.
The Board of Commissioners heard three public comments during the Nov. 3 meeting.
Stuart Smith said he lives at 811 South Third Street and urged commissioners to support Alamance-Burlington Schools (ABSS). Smith cited district figures that more than 22,000 students attend ABSS, nearly 4,000 are English learners (about 92% Spanish-speaking), and ABSS has over 3,200 students in the exceptional-children program. Smith noted the original federal goal for funding special-education services was…
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