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Riverton students and Rotary ask board to sanction Interact Club; board tables decision amid budget and policy questions
Summary
Students and Rotary asked the Fremont County School District #25 board on Sept. 9 to formally sanction an Interact Club at Riverton High School. The board heard community support, concerns from Kiwanis/Key Club advocates, and legal and budgetary implications before voting to table the request for two weeks.
Students from Riverton High School and members of the Riverton Rotary Club asked the Fremont County School District #25 Board of Education on Sept. 9 to formally sanction a student-run Interact Club at the high school.
Katie (past president of the Riverton Rotary Club and Interact sponsor) told the board the Rotary club had voted unanimously to support the students. Student leader Tierney said the group has appointed officers, selected a faculty advisor and that more than 15 students had committed; organizers said 21 students attended an initial meeting. “We respectfully ask the board to recognize Interact as a sanctioned club at Riverton High School,” Tierney said.
Speakers from existing community service groups urged the board to allow Interact alongside existing organizations. Gay Hughes, a Key Club advisor and Kiwanis…
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