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Parents and staff urge board to preserve Sacajawea family‑resource coordinator amid proposed cut
Summary
Students, families and staff told the school board they rely on the Sacajawea Family Community Resource Coordinator, Brenda Starr, for food, clothing, hygiene items and crisis support and asked the board to retain the position.
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Multiple speakers during public comment on June 3 pressed the Vancouver School District board to retain the Family Community Resource Coordinator (FCRC) position at Sacajawea Elementary, saying the school would lose critical daily services if the role is eliminated.
Fourth-grader Emmeline Phelan told the board, “Miss Star has helped so many kids and families get what they need to succeed,” and described the FCRC’s work providing food bags, clothing and a…
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