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Video: Students Among Speakers at the Oct. 6 District 86 School Board Meeting

Isaac Painstil, Julia Donnelly and Evan Floersch spoke Monday at the well-attended school board meeting.

At the D86 board of education meeting Monday, the board unanimously voted to have board members Kay S. Gallo and Victor Casini represent the board in future negotiation sessions.

But before the closed session began, 48 parents, students and community members spoke before the board. It’s estimated that more than 1,000 people attended the meeting.

Below, you can listen to the speeches three students gave before the board:

Isaac Painstil


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Julia Donnelly


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Evan Floersch



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