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Parents and volunteers urge board to restore unified bocce funding ahead of season
Summary
Volunteers and parents told the board that a planned Unified Bocce program is missing from the district's budget despite earlier assurances; advocates said the sport supports inclusion for students with disabilities and asked the board to add the item to the agenda so the team can compete Sept. 17.
Parents, volunteers and school community members asked the Newburgh board on Sept. 9 to clarify whether the district had funded a proposed Unified Bocce team for students with disabilities, saying the program appeared to be omitted from the final budget despite earlier assurances.
Mackenzie Boucher, who has volunteered with Unified Sports since 2017, said conversations about a Unified Bocce team began in November 2024 and that she emailed district…
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