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Board approves high‑school music trip after heated debate over field‑trip funding
Summary
The Carmel Central School District Board approved a high‑school music field trip that charges $100 per student after trustees debated whether district field‑trip funds should be used to reduce parent costs. An amendment to transfer $2,500 from the general fund to subsidize the trip failed in a roll‑call vote.
The Carmel Central School District Board of Education on Oct. 7 approved a high‑school music department field trip that will charge students $100 each, after an extended debate over whether district funds should be used to reduce parent costs.
The measure, presented at the Oct. 7 meeting at Carmel High School Library, passed on a roll call after trustees considered and rejected an amendment that would have transferred $2,500 from the general fund to lower the per‑student cost.
Trustee Wise said the board has repeatedly stated support for lowering family…
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