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Mount Pleasant School Board Votes to Close Salem Elementary-One Family’s Reaction
On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain attended the Mount Pleasant Community School District Board of Education Special Session where the Board voted 4-3 to close Salem Elementary in Salem, Iowa. John gets the reaction of one Salem Elementary Family, The Schinstocks, and Kurt and Emily Schinstock share their thoughts after witnessing this highly controversial decision. It all happened April 27, 2026.
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