Why must students ask the city to keep poison from schools?

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the chair This is a triumphant day because I believe this will pass because of the leadership of your councilwoman.

the chair But I do have to say, it's a shame that we have to do this, that children have to come to the government and say, keep poison away from my school, that some adults are somewhere making money off of.

the chair The fact that we allow that and we let it get to the point where students have to show up and do that is a real indictment of our our society and also our economic system, which there's a lot of talk about economic systems these days.

the chair But I I just...

the chair For the students that are here, remember, you can create a world where the next generation of students won't have to show up to city council to ask poison to be taken away from in and around their schools.

the chair That is totally possible and totally within our our reach.