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Students, organizers tell Lynn School Committee to fund extracurriculars after KIPP expansion fight
Summary
Several Lynn Public Schools students and community organizers used the meeting's open-mic to press the committee for dedicated funding and reliable transportation for extracurriculars, citing recent opposition to a KIPP expansion and ongoing resource gaps.
Dozens of Lynn students and community organizers addressed the Lynn School Committee during the meeting's open-mic period on Feb. 27, urging the committee to follow the district's recent rejection of a KIPP expansion with concrete investment in extracurricular programs.
The remarks came from middle- and high-school students and local organizers who said they helped organize and attend public hearings opposing the proposed KIPP expansion, which several speakers said the school committee previously rejected by a 6-4 vote. They described extracurricular programs'shortfalls that they said affect competitive teams and clubs across the district: unreliable transportation, broken or outdated equipment and uniforms, out-of-pocket costs for coaches and advisors, and uneven access to travel funding.
Speakers asked the…
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