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Clara E. Westropp Elementary School sixth grader Bobbi Ray, 11, (center) raises her hand to ask a question during a mock City Council meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024.
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Cleveland elementary students conduct mock City Council meeting on admission fee to playground

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Clara E. Westropp Elementary School sixth grader Bobbi Ray, 11, (center) raises her hand to ask a question during a mock City Council meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024.
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Seventh grade student Myasiah Vanhoose, 13, from Cleveland's Clara E. Westropp Elementary School, bangs the gavel as she presides over a mock Cleveland City Council meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media )
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Cleveland Ward 17 Council Member Charles Slife talks to students from the city's Clara E. Westropp Elementary School before of mock City Council meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024.
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Students from Cleveland's Clara E. Westropp Elementary School participated in a mock City Council meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024.
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Clara E. Westropp Elementary School eighth grader Gage Terrace, 14, reads faux legislation proposing to charge a $5 admission fee to city playgrounds during a mock City Council meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024.
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Clara E. Westropp Elementary School fifth grader Valeria Blacio, 10, (right) listens during a mock Cleveland City Council meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Clara E. Westropp Elementary School sixth grader Javonni Torres, 12, participates in a mock City Council meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Clara E. Westropp Elementary School fifth grader Logan Salah, 11, participates in a mock City Council meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Clara E. Westropp Elementary School fifth grader Alex Behrens, 11, listens to Cleveland's Ward 17 Council Member Charles Slife on Friday, May 10, 2024. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Seventh grade student Myasiah Vanhoose, 13, from Cleveland's Clara E. Westropp Elementary School, sits in the chair of Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin as she and her classmates participate in a mock City Council meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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