They are located about a mile apart in an area that most residents consider to be the center of town. The local recreation association uses the Summerfield school gymnasium for youth basketball games. The town also holds its annual Founders Day celebration at the Summerfield school. The Summerfield Town Council felt so strongly that the parents have a good point that it passed a resolution calling for the school system to leave the two schools as they are. Their position ought to be considered.
Parents say yes, and point to the school's test scores, the best in the county last year.
Laughlin students are too young to be tested. Only eight of 88 other schools topped the 80 percent mark. It was the best in the county last year. It's not that broken. To get their points across, the PTA quickly mobilized parents.