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Sachem board declines near-term restoration of elementary clubs, cites budget constraints
Summary
After a round-robin poll, the Sachem Central School District Board opted not to restore elementary clubs this year, citing ongoing budget pressures, fund restrictions and looming costs such as electric-bus mandates; some members argued for a small, phased return.
The Sachem Central School District Board of Education decided not to restore elementary-school extracurricular clubs this year after an informal roll call of members produced a majority opposed, citing continuing budget constraints and potential future costs.
Board members debated a proposal that would have restored roughly $37,900–$40,000 in programming districtwide — an amount supporters said would fund about two clubs per elementary school. "We're not talking about breaking the budget," one board member said, pointing to the district's roughly $389,000,000 budget and the modest per-school cost.…
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