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Students urge Lynn Public Schools to fix extracurricular funding, transportation and advisor stipends
Summary
At the Jan. 30 open mic, students with the Neighbors to Neighbors youth committee and other student speakers urged the school committee to address inconsistent extracurricular funding, unclear pathways for advisor stipends, unreliable transportation to rehearsals and competitions, and a lack of instruments and materials.
Students and youth advocates used the open mic portion of the Jan. 30 meeting to press the Lynn School Committee for clearer, equitable supports for extracurricular programs across the district.
Asandam Portchap, a senior at Lynn English High School speaking for the Neighbors to Neighbors youth committee, asked that students be included in discussions about extracurricular supports and that the district treat student proposals seriously and collaboratively.
“...we are serious about the desire to be a part of this process and to work alongside you and to show you that we have valuable perspectives and offerings in doing so,” Portchap said.
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