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Parents and youth football representative raise concerns about game access and building safety

Mattawan Consolidated School Board · September 8, 2025
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Summary

At the Sept. 8 Mattawan Consolidated School Board meeting, Sam Barber (Mattawan Youth Football) and other commenters said unsupervised children were denied entrance to high-school football games; Heather Lefkes raised safety concerns about district buildings. The transcript does not record a board response.

Several members of the public raised safety and access concerns during the public-comment portion of the Mattawan Consolidated School Board’s Sept. 8 meeting.

Sam Barber, identified in the transcript as representing Mattawan Youth Football, told the board there is concern that unsupervised children were denied entrance to high-school football games. Greg Magnan made a similar point, saying unsupervised children were denied entrance. Heather Lefkes spoke about safety in Mattawan Consolidated School buildings. The transcript does not record a response from the board or staff on these points.

These remarks were recorded under the meeting’s Public Comment item; no formal motions or actions related to the comments appear in the meeting record.