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SUPERINTENDENT Norton interjected that Rappahannock was ineligible for the latest grant he was aware of because the unemployment rate in the county was too low. “This is a change from the time I heard people in Rappahannock say let’s leave Federal money alone,” he added.
Murphy Reid spoke in opposition to consolidation. “The real issue here is whether we ^an get two people to do the work of four people. The optimists say we only need to find someone who is energetic” in order to successfully fill the consolidated position.
If such a person could be found, said Reid, “you couldn’t touch him for under $35,000 a year. If you’re planning to get someone for $18, 000 to $20,000, forget it. You won’t find them.” He asked if the citizens of Rappahannock were willing to “mortgage their children’s future” by continuing with the plans for consolidation. “I can think of no greater disservice to our children,” he concluded.
Dean Hahn, a former teacher at the High School, maintained that classroom discipline was the most important factor in getting in good education and said he had always received 100 percent support on discipline matters from High School principal Dennis Wingfield. Norton and Fleetwood said they couldn’t do the job of principal and Superintendent combined, noted Hahn, describing the two men as dedicated. He maintained that the county wouldn’t get quality education if the consolidation proposal was followed.
Montague was asked what the vote was on the proposal. He replied that it was three to two in authorizing the recruiting com
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