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Parents and students say ASB funds were withheld, blocking seniors from national theater trip
Summary
Parents, students and alumni told the Clover Park School District board that Harrison Prep drama club members raised funds and budgeted for the International Thespian Festival, but were later told seniors and some students could not use ASB funds; speakers disputed the district's cited WAC/RCW guidance and urged transparency and corrective action.
Parents, students and community members urged the Clover Park School District Board of Directors to reverse a recent decision preventing Harrison Prep seniors from using associated student body (ASB) funds to attend the International Thespian Festival in Bloomington, Indiana.
Hillary Stevens, who said she is a parent and represents a group of Harrison Prep families, told the board the drama club includes 94 students in grades 6–12 and that the club had budgeted and fundraised over two years to attend the festival. "Last year the club approved a budget that was subsequently approved at the building and district levels that included funds to pay for the trip to Indiana," Stevens said, arguing administrators…
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