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Wakefield-Marenisco board reinstates Life Skills course

By P.J. GLISSON

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WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education voted Monday evening to reinstate a Life Skills course as an elective for students in grades 10, 11 and 12, beginning in the next school year.

According to superintendent Jason Gustafson, the course will be similar to a home economics course offered by the school years ago, but the approach will be modernized.

“We thought focusing more on the financials would be most useful,” said Gustafson, regarding school officials who discussed the course development.

“It is critical that our students have a stro...