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Board approves three out‑of‑state student trips including FFA Career Development event
Summary
The board approved three out-of-state overnight trips — an FFA Career Development event in Morgantown, a senior grad-night trip to Busch Gardens and an extracurricular trip to Paint Bank, Va. — with the motion recorded as approved and one abstention.
The Summers County Board of Education on Oct. 22 approved three out-of-state overnight trip requests.
Approved trips: - Cathy Duffield — FFA Career Development event, Dec. 12–14, Morgantown, W.Va. - Shannon Barnett — 12th-grade grad night, April 25–26, 2025, Busch Gardens - Stacy Young — Nov. 15, 2024, Paint Bank, Va.
A motion to approve all three requests passed with the board recording three votes in favor and one abstention. Board members did not identify additional funding details during the public discussion; the superintendent noted conflicts with calendar and coach hiring timelines when scheduling future meetings.
The district will complete administrative trip paperwork and notify parents and chaperones of travel details.
