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Subcommittee refers student tech help‑desk and esports grant ideas to full committee

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Technology subcommittee advanced proposals for a student‑run help desk pilot and an esports/startup coding cluster to the full committee for further review and potential grant work.

Members of the Fall River City Technology Subcommittee on June 5 voted to refer two grant ideas — a student‑run help desk and an esports/technology club program — to the full school committee for review and possible funding.

Mister Cabral, the district's chief information officer, described a proposed $50,000‑scale program to create a student‑run help desk starting at Durfee High School, with a smaller offering at RPA. The program would teach Chromebook and printer repair, screen replacement and aim to prepare students for industry certificates such as A+ and…

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