A local dentist asked the Lowndes County School Board and staff:
Two little girls, one is ten and in the county,
another is three and will be going to the county.
When me and my wife moved into this area,
we spent a lot of time
deciding where we wanted to live mainly based upon
based on schools, and the schools’ records; where we wanted our girls to go.If consolidation goes through, who will be deciding where our little girls
go to school?
Supt. Smith said the Lowndes County Board of Education would make the
initial decision, but it would have to be approved by the Department of
Justice,
and we all know what that might be.
I’d rather control it locally.
[applause]
We know because