EKB News

Pike County School Superintendent Roger Wagner says rumors of selling the Bevins Elementary School to a local coal company are false. However, he says the sixty year old building is in terrible shape, and it may end up closing. On June 11th., he hopes to meet with parents to discuss budget cut options, which include possibly closing the school and busing students to Runyon Elementary, an idea opposed by several parents who say the ride is too long. Parents say they want the school renovated and reopened, but Wagner says that is not an option, since the state won't allow it. His long range ideas are to consolidate Bevins, Runyon and Blackberry Elementary schools, along with Belfry Middle School, but Wagner is also met with opposition on that idea. Parents say the consolidation would combine about a thousand students and a one lane bridge. Other plans include moving the third grade from Millard Primary to Millard Middle School and new buildings for Phelps and Virgie.