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- ↑ Home. Greensville County Public Schools. Retrieved on October 7, 2018. "Greensville County Public Schools 105 Ruffin Street Emporia, VA 23847"
- 1 2 Gabay, Barry (October 16, 2015). "SOCIOECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND THE GREATER RICHMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT: THE FEASIBILITY OF INTERDISTRICT CONSOLIDATION" (PDF). University of Richmond Law Review . 51: 397–438. - page cited: 436.
- ↑ "Splinter School District Dispute In Texas Reaches a U.S. Court". The New York Times . September 19, 1972. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ↑ Home. Greensville County Public Schools. Retrieved on October 7, 2018. "Edward W. Wyatt Middle School 206 Slagles Lake Road Emporia,, Va 23847"
- ↑ Home. Belfield Elementary School. Retrieved on October 7, 2018. "Belfield Elementary School 515 Belfield Road Emporia, VA 23847"
- ↑ Home. Greensville Elementary School. Retrieved on October 7, 2018. "Greensville Elementary School 1011 Sussex Drive Emporia, VA 23847"
