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The Liberty High school football players take the field against Chandler, Ariz., in 2018 in Hen ...
The Liberty High school football players take the field against Chandler, Ariz., in 2018 in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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By Robert Bencivenga, Henderson
September 5, 2019 - 9:00 pm
 

In Friday’s sports section, a report was made about Liberty High School traveling to Hawaii to play football (“Gorman, Liberty meet formidable Hawaii foes”). While I’m sure a good deal of fundraising allowed this to take place, I’m also sure that a goodly amount of school funding — read taxpayer’s money — was expended for this trip as well.

Considering the recent funding turmoil at the Clark County School District, even if the monetary reality isn’t too damaging, the optics surely are.

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