L-N may withdraw from unified district

In keeping with the district’s standard procedure, notice has been published this week telling of a South Central Unified School District Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday.

Notice of school board meeting often generate little interest. However, after the Clay County News devoted more than half of its July 20 front page to a story reporting the Sandy Creek and Lawrence-Nelson school boards are learning toward not renewing the unification agreement that has united the two districts when it expires in 2024, board meetings may generate more interest.

The story was written by Rita Brhel, a memb...