If Central Elementary closes, then what?

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Wednesday, 13/01/2016

coverThe sudden announcement this week that Central Elementary School in Waynesville could be closed in Haywood County has prompted a swirling litany of questions for both parents and the public at large.

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Parents shocked over Central Elementary closing

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Wednesday, 13/01/2016

haywoodParents of Central Elementary School students were shocked Tuesday morning when they heard the Haywood County School Board was considering closing down the longstanding Waynesville institution.

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Closing Central Elementary emotional for school officials

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Wednesday, 13/01/2016

fr central2Haywood County School Board members were grave and sober Monday night as they confronted the ominous prospect of closing down one of the county’s nine public elementary schools.

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