<div>EDDINGTON -- Voters from the towns of Eddington, Holden, and Clifton have passed a measure to close the Eddington Elementary School."The talks about closing a school had been going on for two or more years," said Rachel Downs, RSU 63 School Board Chair. Over twice as many voters were in favor of the closure, with the final count coming in as 2,476 to 1,141.Downs says the district recognizes how impactful this closure is for many people, and says no changes to school operations will be made until next school year."Our school is made up of so much more than our buildings, we have amazing staff, we have amazing administrators, said Downs. Those are the things that we really need to focus on. Our students, keep them in the fore front, and every decision that the school board will be making for this transition will have students in the forefront." Eddington elementary students will be moving to Holden Elementary School, and 3rd-4th graders will be moving to Holden's Holbrook Middle School."If we can fit three schools' worth of children, students, and staff, that makes sense," Downs said.Superintendent Sheila Caldwell says the school closing down actually provides many benefits, including reduced transportation. "The transportation right now, is spread out in a way that makes us go out to all the schools and the kids already has a long bus ride, so when we minimize out to two schools, it cuts out that ride into Eddington in the morning and the afternoon for those kids who need to go to school there but might now live out there," said Caldwell.Eddington Elementary will officially close on July 1st 2027. </div>

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EDDINGTON -- Voters from the towns of Eddington, Holden, and Clifton have passed a measure to close the Eddington Elementary School. "The talks about closing a school had been going on for two or more years," said Rachel Downs, RSU 63 School Board Chair. Over twice as many voters were...

RSU 63 district communities vote to close elementary school

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EDDINGTON -- Voters from the towns of Eddington, Holden, and Clifton have passed a measure to close the Eddington Elementary School. "The talks about closi

RSU 63 district communities vote to close elementary school

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