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Parents and teachers urge board to restore elementary field trips and add classroom staff

St Helens SD 502 Board of Directors · September 25, 2025
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Summary

Public commenters at the meeting—parents and district teachers—urged reversal of field trip restrictions for elementary students and asked the board to increase in-class adult support after aides were removed from some classrooms.

Several members of the public used the meeting's public comment period to press the board on student experiences and staffing.

Britney Sanders, who identified herself as a McBride Elementary parent, spoke against a decision to restrict off-campus field trips for elementary students and urged the board and principals to allow schools that have raised funds…

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