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Parents praise student-led repainting project; another speaker alleges board resignation cover-up
Summary
Public comment at the Jan. 14 Elkhart board meeting included praise for a student-led project to rebrand freshman division walls and a parent's allegation that a board member's reported resignation was mishandled and possibly covered up by district staff.
During the board's public comment period Jan. 14, parent and district employee Jeff Miller praised freshmen who repainted stairwells and walls at the freshman division to reflect Elkhart High School Lions branding, saying the students spent 37 hours over winter break on the project.
"These kids have been told that this isn't their job," Miller said, describing resistance the students received from some adults after undertaking the work. He said the project cost about $500 in materials and asked the board to "build up our young…
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