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Student raises concerns about Organic Life contract; board approves contract extension on consent agenda
Summary
A Metea Valley student urged the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 Board to release the district's contract with Organic Life LLC and to consider the contract's effect on student-run food and fundraising activities; the board approved a contract extension as part of the consent agenda and district staff said a staff member is meeting with the student.
Jack Pye, a student at Metea Valley High School, told the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 Board of Education on April 7 that the district's contract with Organic Life LLC has restricted student-run food activities and fundraising in some schools.
"The contract in place has had consequences that restrict student opportunities, particularly when it comes to creativity, fundraising, business education, and volunteerism," Jack Pye said during the public-comment period,…
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