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Student board member urges action on school funding, food quality and after‑school programs; board members offer committee and grant support
Summary
Devon Caldwell Sales, a student board member, told the board that band equipment, after‑school clubs and meal quality are undermined by funding shortfalls; board members offered to work via committees, pursue grants and connect donors.
AKRON — At the Jan. 27 Akron Public Schools Board meeting, student board member Devon Caldwell Sales appealed for help addressing equipment shortfalls, diminished after‑school programming and meal quality at his school, saying some students skip meals and that band, clubs and sports struggle without adequate funding.
Caldwell Sales, a senior, described students’ concerns: band instruments in need of repair, clubs such as the Westside Writers Club unable to meet because of funding, highly processed meal options that he said discourage students from eating, and resource limits for sports…
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