Peoria school board: Parent fundraiser helps students access drinking water
PEORIA — With water fountains turned off in Peoria Public Schools due to COVID-19, one parent is working to ensure that all students have access to drinking water. Mike Murphy, president of the PTO at Kellar Primary School, has begun a fundraiser to pay for water bottle filling stations in the 14 PPS schools which don’t already have them. “I know how effective these fountains are first-hand. Last summer I was part of a team that obtained four of these for Keller Primary. The staff and students have benefitted greatly, being able to refill bottles throughout the day,” Murphy said duri...
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