ST. CHARLES—
St. Charles parents and kids scrambled to find summer camps because the school district couldn't afford summer school, but they could afford new artificial turf.Parents and kids in St. Charles had to figure out new activities for summer when summer school was canceled. Money expected from the state didn't materialize, but canceling summer school came on the heels of the school board's decision to buy artificial turf for the two high schools. The artificial turf cost you $1,000,000. The district pulled money from various places to pay on the bonds for the turf, like money normally budgeted for band activities.
Fox 2's Elliott Davis questioned school board member Dale Hallemeier who pushed for the turf in spite of a warning from the school superintendent.
