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North Brookfield school committee declares outdated textbooks and lab equipment surplus, to seek reuse options
Summary
The Town of North Brookfield School Committee voted to declare aging science and math textbooks and some lab equipment surplus and asked staff to look for donation or recycling options before disposal.
North Brookfield At the June 16 Town of North Brookfield School Committee meeting, members voted to declare a list of dated science and math textbooks and assorted laboratory equipment surplus and discussed options to donate, give away or recycle the material before disposal.
Why it matters: Declaring instructional materials and equipment surplus frees storage space but raises questions about safe disposal and potential reuse by homeschoolers, other districts or community groups.
What the committee decided A School committee member moved to "approve declaring this list as shown here as surplus," and the motion was seconded. The committee voted in favor; the minutes…
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