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Parent alleges MMSD-endorsed fundraising app pressures students, requests independent probe
Summary
A Madison parent told the school board that use of the SNAP Mobile fundraising platform in athletics pressured students and families to share contacts and publicly displayed donations, and requested an independent investigation citing district policies on bullying and solicitation.
Patrick Grant, an MMSD parent and booster volunteer, told the Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education on Sept. 29 that he believes the district-endorsed use of the SNAP Mobile fundraising app for athletics violates district policy and harms students and families.
Grant said his concerns began after a back-to-school sports night where a SNAP Mobile representative encouraged teams to collect names, email addresses and phone numbers on…
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