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Yelm superintendent, student speaker urge community to support Nov. 4 school levy
Summary
Superintendent Chris Woods and student representative Hannah Hiva urged support for the Yelm Community Schools levy during public comment on Oct. 28, saying levy funds pay for staff, transportation and extracurriculars and warning the district could reduce services if the levy fails.
Chris Woods, superintendent of Yelm Community Schools, told the City Council on Oct. 28 that the Nov. 4 levy election matters to students and families and to the local economy because levy revenue funds staff and programs the district otherwise cannot support.
"This levy is not about politics. It's about people," Woods said. He told the council levy funds pay for teachers, counselors, bus drivers, paraeducators, nurses, coaches and support…
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