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Student urges board to release food-service contract after student-run cafe closed; board approves contract extension in consent agenda
Summary
A student speaker told the Indian Prairie School District 204 Board of Education on April 7 that a district food-service contract with Organic Life LLC has prevented student-run entrepreneurial and fundraising activities.
A student speaker told the Indian Prairie School District 204 Board of Education on April 7 that a district food-service contract with Organic Life LLC has prevented student-run entrepreneurial and fundraising activities.
Jack Pye, a student at Metea Valley High School, said the district contract has "had consequences that restrict student opportunities, particularly when it comes to creativity, fundraising, business education, and volunteerism." He asked the board to release the full contract and any amendments so students and families could see how such agreements affect student programs.
The matter gained immediate attention during the board's consent agenda. The board approved the consent agenda items F…
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