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Public speaker urges refund after cheerleading dues paid for non-enrolled student at Shaw High
Summary
At the April 14 board work session a Muscogee County resident, Diana Lakes, asked the board to help secure an $800 refund she paid for a child's cheerleading dues when the child was later found not to be assigned to Shaw High. Principal Dr. Hendricks and booster club leadership said they offered $275 and that many items were already purchased or
A Muscogee County resident told the School Board at its April 14 work session she had paid $800 in cheerleading dues on Aug. 5 to keep a child eligible to participate, then discovered the child was not assigned to Shaw High School and has not received a full refund.
Diana Lakes told the board she paid the fee to a coach by Apple Pay after being told Aug. 5 was the deadline; she said she believed the student was assigned to Shaw at that point. Lakes said the booster club and coach later told her only $275 could be refunded because many items had been…
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