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Parents and community advocates urge district to reduce single-use plastics and ban phones during school day
Summary
At the Dec. 9 board meeting community members asked the district to expand plastic-free lunch day districtwide, revise procurement to eliminate single-use plastics, and consider a full-day student phone ban after one teacher reported improved classroom conditions and an observed 23% rise in book circulation at her school.
Two members of the public used the district’s community-comment period to push for policy changes affecting student experience and school operations.
A representative of 100 Grannies for a Livable Future thanked district nutrition staff for participating in a November plastic-free lunch day and urged the board to expand the practice districtwide, revise procurement policies to eliminate single-use plastics and purchase in bulk, choose reusable condiment dispensers over…
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