Hancock County Schools receives $8M in emergency money from WV lawmakers amid financial debacle

By: Amelia Ferrell Knisely

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 616

Last Updated: 4 days, 15 hours ago

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The Legislature signed off on giving $8 million to Hancock County Schools, a district in the middle of a financial catastrophe.

However, a separate measure to set up a crisis-level emergency fund for public schools, spurred by the Hancock County situation, didn’t make it to the finish line by Saturday’s legislative deadline.

House Majority Leader Pat McGeehan, R-Hancock, sponsored legislation appropriating $8 million to the State Board of Education for Hancock County …

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