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Facing stiff opposition, Riverhead Charter School drops plans for Sound Avenue farmland
The Riverhead Charter School has dropped its plan to build a school campus on vacant farmland along Sound Avenue in Northville. Charter school board president David Edwards said in a letter to the community that the school is withdrawing its bid to buy the property after stiff opposition and intense debate, including “direct attacks on our students,” affected charter school students’ “psychological safety.”
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