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High school students petition board to elevate sustainability coordinator to director level
Summary
Student leaders from multiple high schools asked the board to prioritize sustainability by classifying the sustainability coordinator as a district director-level position and presented a petition. They said the district is not meeting goals in the 2021 sustainability plan and urged the board to commit resources to implementation.
A coalition of student environmental leaders told the Ben La Pine School Board they want the district to treat the sustainability coordinator role as a director-level position with the authority and capacity to implement the district’s sustainability plan.
Zoe Mowery (Ben High environmental club leader) told the board the district must prioritize climate action and hire a sustainability coordinator who can oversee 33 schools and more than 17,000 students; she urged the board to give the…
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