“’I’m motivated to do this because of all the negativity surrounding school funding right now,’ [Erica] Huggard said. ‘I want to do something positive to bring awareness to the needs of our students and the needs for public schools. I was excited that this was an opportunity that Emporia got invited to so we could maybe get some people in this area engaged.’”

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