Tiny Vermont school district makes pitch for independence

Windham Southeast Supervisory Union residents hold signs protesting school district mergers at a meeting Wednesday night in Brattleboro. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger
WINDHAM – Given the strong statewide push for school mergers, the town of Windham is an outlier in just about every way.
The mountaintop community’s elementary has just 14 students from kindergarten through grade six, yet still maintains an independent board and budget for a two-classroom school house. The district even