Lee County School District Superintendent Willie Murdock (left) is congratulated by Charity Fleming Smith after the state Board of Education voted to remove the district from the academic distress list.
(
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette /
Benjamin Krain)
The Lee County and Strong-Huttig school districts are no longer labeled by the state as "academically distressed," clearing the way for the release of the Lee County district from state control.
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Print Headline: Districts, 6 schools off list of distressed
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