FAIRMONT — Marion County Schools has joined the chorus of voices calling on the state legislature to stop weakening public education.

“Our district is committed to preparing students to contribute meaningfully to our communities and to the long term economic health of our state,” School Superintendent Donna Heston wrote in an open letter signed by the Board of Education. “However, the policy environment surrounding public education has increasingly made that work more difficult.”

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