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Parents and student tell Waxahachie ISD trustees district beverage contract forces student groups to pay inflated prices
Summary
At the board27s public comment period, a parent and his son urged trustees to end a district purchasing requirement tied to a beverage vendor, saying it forces student organizations to buy drinks at much higher prices and effectively reduces funds for student support programs.
Barry Jacobs, a Waxahachie parent, told the Waxahachie ISD Board of Trustees during public comment that a district relationship with a beverage vendor forces student organizations to purchase beverages at inflated prices and diverts funds away from student needs. "This is wrong," Jacobs said, adding that the practice may be illegal and urging trustees to direct district leadership to change the purchasing requirement.
His son, Eric Jacobs, who…
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