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Carlisle students ask board to allow 'Club America,' cite federal Equal Access Act
Summary
Two tenth-grade students told the board they had identified an advisor but faced administrative delays and signage restrictions and argued the Equal Access Act protects their right to meet; the superintendent was reported to follow up.
Two tenth-grade students, Sophia Shay and Claire Good, asked the Carlisle Area School District board to approve a student-led group called Club America and said they had encountered administrative delays in securing an advisor and posting notices.
Sophia Shay told the board the students first met with Dr. Buffington and later identified Mr. Akers as a school…
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