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Board approves district field trips and fundraisers; members question phone-lock fees and trampoline safety
Summary
The board approved field trips and fundraising requests for the 2025–26 year and discussed school-specific practices including a $20 cell-phone locker fee/confiscation policy and safety waivers for a trampoline-park reward trip.
The Burke County Board of Education approved district field trips and fundraising requests for the 2025–26 school year during its Aug. 19 meeting after brief questions about safety and fees.
Approval and scope: The superintendent’s staff presented six field-trip and fundraiser requests covering multiple schools; a motion to approve the requests was seconded and passed by show-of-hands vote.
Questions raised: A board member asked for details about a cell-phone locker and confiscation policy at the Burke County…
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