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Students press PAUSD to make sustainability part of the 'Promise'

Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education · April 29, 2025
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A string of student speakers at the April 29 PAUSD study session urged the board to embed sustainability in the district’s goals, asking for curriculum, fleet electrification, carbon offsetting or afforestation, and a formal student seat on the sustainability committee.

Dozens of students addressed the Palo Alto Unified School District board on April 29 urging the board to embed sustainability and climate action in the PAUSD Promise.

Student speakers representing campus climate clubs and coalitions—many identifying their grade level and club leadership—asked trustees to add sustainability across Promise pillars. ‘‘We must serve future generations by…

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