Board Decides To Close School At Thompson I IThe The Grand District Board of ot Education Monday decided to o close the Thompson school and bring students students- from front that community community com com- to Moab in the future it was announced today by SuperIntendent SuperIntendent Superintendent Super Super- of Schools William II 11 A m meeting between board pm officials cals and parents from Thompson Thomp son has been scheduled for Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- at 2 pm p.m. to discuss the board decision The Thompson school handled 38 students last year ranging from grade one through eight Mr stated that In Increasing In creasing difficulties in finding teachers experienced enough to teach all eight grades In Thompson Thomp Thomp- son on along wl with the boards board's feel ing mg ing at considerably more education education edu edu- cation could be accomplished lf if the students were in the Moab schools had prompted the boards board's decision The district plans to purchase a bus to be bemused used In transporting the students each day to and from the n northern Grand County County Coun Coun- ty community i iThe The Thompson school was the only one outside Moab still operated op crated by the district Several years ago the school in Cisco wa was closed when w en population dropp dropped d d a