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it is often expensive to transport students to other towns, she said. Several high school students are being educated outside educational the towns. A number of students requiring sites additional services recently moved into the district, increasing costs, Derbyshire educational said. The special education budget currently has an $87,000 deficit, she said. Thatÿýs why I proposed the budget the way I did tonight. So we wonÿýt have the same situation next year,ÿý Derbyshire said after the meeting. The proposal is still being developed. Officials have to determine whether the program would sites be housed at Alvirne High School in Hudson or Campbell High School. There educational may not be enough room at Alvirne, Derbyshire said. The School Board voted sites unanimously Tuesday to throw out its provisional custody policy unless a court orders the policy restored. I think we did the right thing because this was getting out of hand," said School Board member Doug Hillensbeck,

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