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Student advisory council finalizes community-service seal and warns of state food-funding cuts
Summary
Student Advisory Council presented a districtwide seal of community service and told the Chicopee School Committee that a Massachusetts Department of Agriculture cut could remove about $100,000 from Chicopee school food aid, potentially limiting locally sourced food in school lunches.
The Student Advisory Council told the Chicopee School Committee on March 19 that it has finalized a districtwide “seal of community service” that will appear on diplomas for students who meet certification requirements, and asked the committee to support continuing local food partnerships after a state funding cut.
The seal will be rolled out grade-by-grade, the council said, and organizers prepared a flyer and an online portal for students and families to…
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