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Granville board votes to proceed with consolidation, adopts 'Option 4' boundary plan
Summary
After extensive public comment urging keeping Wilton/Wilson open, the Granville County Schools Board voted to proceed with consolidation and adopted a boundary scenario (Option 4) to redistribute students and begin staff/student reassignment planning.
The Granville County Schools Board voted to proceed with consolidation planning for Wilton (Wilson) Elementary and adopted a boundary scenario labeled Option 4 to guide student reassignment and transportation planning. The action came after more than an hour of public comment by parents, teachers, alumni and community leaders who urged the board to keep Wilton open and warned of enrollment and community impacts.
"Wilton is not an ordinary school. It is one of the only nationally recognized schools in Granville County," said parent and longtime advocate Sherry Wilkins, urging the board to preserve the program and stop repeat closure threats. "We have more than 100 families that actively choose to come to…
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