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Council briefed on school funding gap as residents raise safety and conduct complaints about district leadership
Summary
City staff told council the school systemmay need roughly $350,000to $500,000 in additional local appropriation depending on final state ADM counts; during citizens time several residents criticized school safety policies and said the superintendent issued a no-trespass letter barring a longtime coach from district property.
Franklin City officials told the council on April 14 that final state attendance counts could require the city to increase its local school appropriation by several hundred thousand dollars for fiscal-year 2025 and 2026, while multiple citizens used the public-comment period to sharply criticize recent school-district conduct decisions and safety protocols.
City staff summarized the Franklin City Public Schools' submitted budget and recommended city adjustments. "What you have before you is the request that we received from the schools," the city manager said, describing a $21.9 million package the schools presented that the staff broke down as roughly $14.4 million from the state, $1.35 million federal and $4.9 million local operating needs, plus a $250,000 capital request. Staff told council it adjusted the school submission to reflect federal transfers into textbook and nutrition funds…
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