“The $366,000 awarded Monday by the State Finance Council to the Wichita school district is better than nothing, though far short of the $980,000 requested or the $1.1 million premium the district paid into the extraordinary needs fund.
“Serving hundreds of students who’ve found safe haven in Wichita from Myanmar, Somalia and elsewhere would seem to fit the definition of an ‘extraordinary need…. So the uncaring comments of some State Finance Council members were disappointing.
“House Speaker Ray Merrick, R-Stilwell, told Associated Press: ‘When groups bring people or send people, the money ought to come with them. You dump people on us and expect us to pick up the tab.'”
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