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Superintendent says E‑Rate funds will bring fiber to new DeSoto High; board adds school‑safety item to agenda
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting the DeSoto County School District board added an urgent school‑safety item to the superintendent's agenda and Superintendent Dr. Bennett said E‑Rate funds will be used to run fiber to the new DeSoto High School and to harden district technology for disaster resilience.
The DeSoto County School District board on Jan. 27 approved the superintendent’s agenda after the chair added an urgent item related to school safety and an accompanying legislative‑priorities attachment.
The chair said of the late addition, “I find that it has just cause. It is pertaining to school safety and it needs to be added, as soon as possible.” The motion to adopt the superintendent’s agenda, moved by Mrs. Mercer and seconded by…
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