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RSU 71 Pressure Claims Surface as Two More School Closures Loom
Two board members who blocked a Swanville school closure say a principal pressured them to switch votes; the district disputes it.
RSU 71
Maine Business Wire reported on RSU 71 on October 2, 2026.
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October 2, 2026
RSU 71 Pressure Claims Surface as Two More School Closures Loom
Two RSU 71 school board members said an administrator pressed them to drop their opposition to shutting Swanville's Kermit Nickerson elementary school, the Bangor Daily News reported.
- District
- RSU 71
- School
- Kermit Nickerson School, Swanville
- Projected savings
- More than $450,000 a year
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