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Students and public commenters press board for menstrual products, arts staffing and gun-safety instruction
Summary
Student representatives highlighted school events and achievements; public commenters asked the board to onboard a Diaper Bank program for free menstrual products (citing Connecticut law), warned of open arts/music positions and suggested firearm-safety education for students. The board acknowledged comments and moved into regular business.
Student representatives opened the meeting with school updates and community events, and several public commenters urged the Bridgeport Board of Education to act on student health, staffing and safety concerns.
Shanoi Fraser, a student representative from Warren Harding High School, highlighted recent student activities including the school play She Killed Monsters — the school’s first in about a decade — and reported HOSA team successes, saying the production "emphasized accepting differences, being compassionate, and anti-bullying." Fraser also described National Decision Day plans on May 1 and other upcoming student events.
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