Sumner, Fredericksburg approve school district merger

Measure passes with 96 percent approval; districts will have single tax rate, school board

Voters overwhelmingly approved a merger between the Sumner and Fredericksburg School Districts, clearing the way for them to become a single district in July 2014. More than 96 percent of voters approved the merger. It required a simple majority in both of the districts. The districts have already been sharing academic programs, administrative staff, teachers [...]

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