Remsen won’t give up high school easily

Remsen, population 1663, is at risk of becoming one of the largest towns in Iowa to lose its (public) high school in recent decades. A proposal has been made for whole-grade sharing with Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn with the high school in Marcus.

Remsen residents are now circulating a petition to keep the high school, arguing (in the petition) that whole-grade sharing isn’t needed or (in the article) Remsen would be the better town for the high school. Aerial photos show the school had major additions in 2002-04.

It is clearly understandable why the fight must be fought. It is much less clear how successful it will be in either the short or long term.

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