
The Vermont Board of Education voted to allow Stowe to create its own school district, capping a yearslong campaign to withdraw from the district it shares with two neighboring towns.
The Vermont Board of Education voted to allow Stowe to create its own school district, capping a yearslong campaign to withdraw from the district it shares with two neighboring towns.
The board’s decision was not entirely unexpected, given recent court rulings at the state and national levels.
Lawmakers said it was “disappointing to see yet two more white men appointed to a Board already lacking in diverse membership.” A spokesperson for the governor defended the nominees — and the appointment process.
Any school that is more than a 15-minute drive from another school will be considered geographically isolated.