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Raleigh County Schools opens 30-day comment on plan to expand virtual program to K–5
Summary
The board voted to place proposed revisions to policy E.1.18 on a 30‑day public comment period that would allow the district to offer an elementary virtual school (K–5). Administration said the change aims to retain students leaving for virtual charters; some board members expressed concern about instructional quality for the youngest learners.
The Raleigh County Schools Board of Education voted to place revisions to policy E.1.18—proposing an elementary virtual school for kindergarten through fifth grade—on a 30‑day public comment period.
Superintendent Dr. Starcher said the primary goal of the change is to "keep as many students as we can" by expanding the district's virtual offerings, noting the system is already losing students to charter and virtual programs. The…
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