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Students urge district sustainability planning; one speaker urges board to oppose IMEA contract extension
Summary
Two student speakers used public comment to urge the Indian Prairie 204 board to adopt clearer sustainability measures and to speak out against a proposed long‑term contract extension between the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency and the city of Naperville that they said would lock in coal‑heavy power.
During the public‑comment period Aug. 4, two student speakers asked the board to consider sustainability and energy procurement concerns.
Achalena Grishra, a rising junior at Metea Valley High School, urged the board to adopt a clear carbon action plan. Grishra said climate action affects students’ health and learning, cited National Education Association and EPA findings on how extreme weather and poor indoor air quality affect student performance and attendance, and argued…
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