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existed prior to his arrival. "We laughed at the speech Mr. Wingfield made. He told us 'I’ve heard about this school. I’m here to change it and I’m the man who can do it’.” The new principal changed the laughter to acceptance of a new disciplined environment, Jenkins said. “He whipped a lot of us right into line.”
Newbill Miller was one of only two speakers to give support for the superintendent’s recommendation that Wingfield not be rehired. “This is an emotional time. We’re dealing with emotional issues. But I want to talk about quality education,” said the former school board member, noting that he had four boys graduate from RCHS who went on to some form of higher education. ‘‘Frankly, they weren’t prepared... If we want quality education in Rappahannock County. difficult and courageous decisions have to be made to set the pace so that it can occur.’’
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