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Student tells Tolland board budget cuts and higher club fees are hurting opportunities
Tolland Board of Education · December 4, 2025
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Summary
A Tolland High School junior urged the board to address staffing shortages, rising club fees and reduced extracurricular opportunity, saying club costs rose from $40 to $85 and that school nurses are sometimes unavailable at events.
Becca Marie, a junior at Tolland High School, used the public‑comment portion of the Board of Education meeting on Dec. 3 to press the board on classroom staffing and extracurricular costs.
"Every year, it's gotten worse. The budget has gotten worse. There's less and less teachers every single year," Becca said, describing full classes and…
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