Parkersburg News and Sentinel – A town hall meeting concerning the impact of school closures on education will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday in the banquet room at the Worthington Golf Course.
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The meeting, which will include a time for questions and answers, is sponsored by the Parkersburg Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO and AFT-Wood County.
“We’ve had several school closures in Wood County and residents also have concerns about the teachers, staff and programs potentially being cut in our local school system,” said Jeff Fox, recording secretary of the Parkersburg Area Labor Council. “We’ve asked several West Virginia agencies that are focused on how our taxpayer dollars are spent for education, strengthening school-based student mental health programs and making sure that all West Virginia students have safe and welcoming spaces for learning to explain what they see down the road for public education in our state and county.”
