Residents in Danville will cast a vote Saturday on the future of the town’s high school, with a lot of questions still unanswered about the state’s new education law.

A group of residents petitioned to hold the vote, which will take place Saturday at the Danville School.

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The petition was largely driven by fear that the new education law might limit the town’s school choice options if the state were to force school districts to merge.

A legislative task force was supposed to propose new school district maps, but instead recommended voluntary consolidation.

Gov. Phil Scott and top legislative leaders are still pushing for mandatory consolidation , meaning the debate will continue when the Legislature returns in Janua

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