Schools
Coventry School Sports Programs at Risk After Voters Reject $1.3M Funding Item
Citizens defeated the funding request by a slim margin during a referendum Tuesday.
Coventry school sports programs could be axed after voters narrowly rejected a $1.3 million funding measure.
Citizens defeated the item by a vote of 1,517 to 1,377 during a referendum Tuesday.
The funding measure, which was proposed by a group of citizens, would have increased the tax levy from 1.96 percent to 4 percent—giving the school system an extra $1,316,801.
School officials previously told WPRI.com that they will consider getting rid of junior varsity sports and scaling back on school supplies to deal with the lack of funding.
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