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Wilton parents, students and staff urge board to halt consolidation as district presents boundary and transportation options
Summary
Community members and students gave emotional testimony against proposed closure of Wilton Elementary as the board reviewed revised consolidation studies and several re‑districting scenarios that would redistribute Wilton and Cradle attendance zones; transportation and capacity trade-offs remain unresolved.
The Granville County Board of Education heard more than a dozen public comments Tuesday night from parents, students and staff urging the board not to close Wilton Elementary as administrators presented revised school‑consolidation studies and boundary options.
Heather Lim, representing a group that prepared a joint statement for Wilton, described Leader in Me as central to the school’s culture and warned the board: "Please do not dismantle what we have worked so hard to build over the past 12 years." Several speakers, including parents and former students, said the school’s small size, Lighthouse (Leader in Me) status and community ties produce high academic performance and…
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