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Students and organizers urge Lynn schools to fund extracurriculars, citing equipment, transportation and equity gaps
Summary
Dozens of students and youth organizers at the school committee open‑mic called for dedicated funding for extracurricular clubs and athletics, asking for reliable transportation, equipment replacement, annual club fairs, higher adviser stipends and a standing extracurricular task force.
At the school committee open‑mic portion of the meeting, a group of students and community organizers (Neighbor to Neighbor) delivered coordinated testimony urging the district to allocate stable funding for extracurricular clubs, teams and equipment.
Speakers from multiple Lynn high schools described repeated shortages in transportation, uniforms, practice equipment and basic supplies. Student testimony included reports of long waits for buses to games, torn practice mats for cheer teams, outdated football helmets and a shortage of uniforms and jerseys for teams at…
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