The five members of the Kings Mountain School Board are also scheduled to attend and make remarks. Of the five, only McIntosh has said that he will be at the forum, which is scheduled to start after the Kings Mountain parade is supposed to finish. Grover Elementary School is one of the five Kings Mountain elementary schools. Grover Elementary PTO President Teresa Anthony said Wednesday that she is against merger, and is very concerned as a parent and PTO member about the future of Kings Mountain Schools as an independent school system. The subject is also a big concern to staff and parents at Grover, and has been talked about quite a bit since last week.
Most people seem to be against merger.
We should keep our schools the way they are. Mrs. Anthony said the forum is necessary because the public needs to be involved in the merger issue, even though commissioners have just begun the assessment process. Humphries said the citizens group has not taken a position on the merger issue. We feel that knowledge is power, and we want to get as much information to people. This forum is part of that process of getting the word out to the public.