Fourche Valley School

Fourche Valley School
Address
Fourche Valley School
Fourche Valley School
18148 W Highway 28
Briggsville, Arkansas 72828
United States
Coordinates Coordinates: 34°56′41″N 93°27′52″W / 34.944722°N 93.46437709999998°W / 34.944722; -93.46437709999998
Information
Type Public K-12 school
School district Two Rivers School District (2004-2009)
Fourche Valley School District (-2004)
Website https://web.archive.org/*/http://fourchevalley.k12.ar.us/

Fourche Valley School was a K-12 public school in unincorporated Yell County, Arkansas, near Briggsville.[1] It had two divisions: Fourche Valley Elementary School (K-6) and Fourche Valley High School (7-12).[2][3]

History

It was originally a part of the Fourche Valley School District. On July 1, 2004 that district consolidated into the Two Rivers district.[4]

In 2009 the school had 139 students.[5]

In 2009 the majority of the members of the Two Rivers district board voted to close the Fourche Valley School.[6] Area parents opposed the closure citing that their children had daily transportation times of three to four hours.[5] The Arkansas Board of Education reviewed the closure as some board members did not support the closure and the school was geographically isolated. Parents lobbied the Arkansas Supreme Court but it too upheld the closure. Even though the Arkansas Board of Education stated the state supreme court had no jurisdiction, the decision clarified that it could review school closures.[6] The state supreme court argued that the proper commute times to school should be a matter for the Arkansas Legislature to examine.[7]

Students were rezoned to Plainview-Rover Elementary School and Plainview-Rover High School.[5] In 2010 the latter closed due to the opening of the consolidated Two Rivers High School,[8] and the Plainview-Rover elementary consolidated into Two Rivers Elementary in 2012.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Home. Fourche Valley School District. September 1, 2004. Retrieved on October 24, 2017. " Fourche Valley School District #13 18148 W Highway 28 Briggsville, Arkansas 72828"
  2. ↑ "2002-2003 Arkansas Education Directory." Arkansas Department of Education. p. 10` (PDF p. 107/157). Retrieved on May 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2003-04 Arkansas Education Directory." Arkansas Department of Education. p. 128 (PDF p. 138/163). Retrieved on May 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 21, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Parents seek halt in school closings; cite long bus rides". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  6. 1 2 "Arkansas Cases Challenge School and District Consolidation". The Rural School and Community Trust. 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  7. ↑ "Two River loses school-closure appeal". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  8. ↑ Zilk, Caroline (February 7, 2010). "Two become one: Two Rivers High School still set To open in fall". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  9. ↑ "State Required Information." Plainview-Rover School District. April 14, 2013. Retrieved on October 24, 2017. See the "ACSIP Plans " section, note the years
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