KINGSPORT — Don’t look for the forthcoming Kingsport City Schools facilities study update to focus too much on middle schools or high schools.
Superintendent of Schools-elect Chris Hampton, former Dobyns-Bennett High School principal tapped to replace retired Superintendent Jeff Moorhouse, said the study focuses mostly at the elementary level.
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