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AMS robotics coach urges district to allow team travel to Chino Hills tournament; parents offer to pay hotels

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Anthony Hopper, the after‑school robotics teacher at Atascadero Middle School, asked the Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees to allow his team to travel to a paid tournament in Chino Hills on Feb. 15, saying overnight stays or very early departures are unavoidable for Central Coast teams.

Anthony Hopper, the after‑school robotics teacher at Atascadero Middle School, asked the Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees to allow his team to travel to a paid tournament in Chino Hills on Feb. 15, saying overnight stays or very early departures are unavoidable for Central Coast teams.

Hopper said the team’s tournament logistics require travel that would mean leaving at about 2:30 a.m. to arrive for practice and check‑in, or an overnight stay the night before. “I get paid $2,100 a year. That’s $2,100 a year, a stipend position, for something I do for 10…

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