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Clements Theme School dissolved
FY2011 tentative budget presented at BOE meeting
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In a four to one vote, the Newton County Board of Education decided to dissolve Clements Theme School and turn Fairview Theme into a kindergarten through fifth-grade theme school.The original recommendation from Superintendent Dr. Steve Whatley suggested Fairview house grades K-6 but that recommendation was voted down unanimously. Teachers and parents of Fairview students had spoken out earlier in the meeting, asking that the board not allow their small school to grow too fast. Latonya Walker, the parent of an 11-year-old that attends Clements, addressed the board as well, telling them how