Vermont’s proposed school mergers aren’t really voluntary

This commentary is by Nina Antin, who is the parent of a Long Trail School student. They divide their time between Manchester and a farm on the Arlington border with White Creek, New York.Vermont’s new education law, H.955 — which has passed the House and Senate and is now awaiting the governor’s signature — has been described by its supporters as a voluntary framework, one that gives communities the freedom to study consolidation, vote on their future and chart their ow