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Students and parents urge board to restore summer band camp after grant funding ended
Summary
A sixth-grade student and a parent told the Stratford Board the district's summer band camp was canceled after a federal grant ended; the superintendent said the program had been grant-funded (ASR) and staff are seeking new grants but could make no promises for immediate restoration.
Kara Cummings, a sixth-grade student, told the board she had hoped to attend band camp this summer, describing it as the place where she learned clarinet and where older students volunteered. She said the program had been canceled "due to funding" and urged the board to find money so the camp can return this year or next.
A parent who identified herself as Jennifer (last name not stated) also described the band-camp experience as "wonderful" and urged the board to support restoring the program; she said volunteers and high-school students helped run the camp and that it had been a meaningful summer activity for local children.
Superintendent Borges replied that the camp had been funded by an ASR federal grant for a set period and that district staff were "aggressively looking for other grants" to…
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