Editor's Note This is the first part in a series exploring the myriad issues surrounding Stoweâs attempts to withdraw from the Lamoille South school district. There are more questions than answers about what would happen if Stowe residents vote May 11 to leave the Lamoille South school district, including whether such a vote is even legal. A letter from the Vermont Agency of Education sent last week to Stowe officials concludes that, while a Vermont town that voted to form a merged school district can vote to withdraw, this is not the case with districts that were forced by the state to merge.