Regional School Unit 4

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Regional School Unit 4 (RSU #4) is a school district headquartered in Wales, Maine. [1] It serves Wales, Litchfield, and Sabattus. [2]

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In March 2014 the district considered privatizing its school bus services. [2] Voters previously rejected the proposal in 2012 in a nonbinding referendum. [3]

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References

  1. "Home." Regional School Unit 4. Retrieved on March 27, 2016. "971 Gardiner Road | Wales, ME 04280"
  2. 1 2 McMillan, Susan. "School unit that serves Litchfield ponders privatized busing." centralmaine.com. March 8, 2014. Retrieved on March 27, 2016.
  3. "RSU 4 voters say no to privatized busing" (Archive). Kennebec Journal . November 7, 2012. Retrieved on March 27, 2016.