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Playing musical schools: New county boundaries mean some Gaston students belong in Lincoln, and vice versa.

The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC )

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Byline: Amy Rainey

Dec. 17--It turns out a few dozen area students should actually attend schools in a different county.

Gaston and Lincoln counties recently determined a more accurate boundary line between the two counties. Figuring out how to handle students who have been attending school in the wrong county is just one of the many issues that comes with informing longtime residents of the government border.

The Lincoln County students whose families have found out their home is actually in Gaston County will be allowed to stay in Lincoln's schools without paying out-of-county tuition, the school board decided Wednesday night. However, Lincoln…

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