Toward the end of last week’s Southern Regional Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Craig Henry took a few minutes to put the kibosh on rumors circulating about the number of new students enrolled in the district.

“So, I’ve been hearing … first it was 100, then 150, and as recently as yesterday I took an email query from a member of the community asking how, with our 400 new enrollees, are we going to manage a hybrid schedule, especially with all these people who don’t normally reside…