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Students and parents press Sachem board to restore club funding after budget cuts
Summary
Parents and students urged the Sachem Central School District board to restore funding for All‑State/All‑Eastern music, Model UN and Science Olympiad after a failed budget forced a roughly $3 million reduction; administrators described limited options and creative arrangements to preserve some opportunities.
Multiple students and parents used public comment at the Sept. 10 Sachem Central School District board meeting to appeal for restoration of extracurricular funding after the district reduced its budget by roughly $3 million following a failed budget vote.
Susan Rudnicki, a longtime music educator and parent, described four students accepted to All‑State/All‑Eastern events and estimated travel and housing costs at about $800 per student for room and board and $240 per student for bus travel,…
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