All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Teachers warn combining Tennerton with Buckhannon Academy would create one of West Virginia’s largest elementary schools

Upshur County residents asked that officials reverse plans to close Rock Cave and Tennerton elementaries and consolidate the middle and high schools, citing community harm, overcrowding concerns and a lack of local authority amid a state takeover.
Christy Gaudet

Tears fell, and anger erupted at Tuesday’s board of education meeting about the proposed closure of two Upshur County elementary schools and the possible consolidation of Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School and the high school. Approximately six people signed up to address […]

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