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Students urge Middle Country district to restore AP Chemistry access for freshmen
Summary
Several students used public comment to ask the Board of Education to allow incoming freshmen to enroll in AP Chemistry rather than delaying the course, arguing the postponement harms continuity and future coursework.
Several students addressed the Middle Country Central School District Board of Education during public comment on June 11, urging the district to let freshmen enroll in AP Chemistry rather than delaying the course until later grades.
Sylvia Zhao, who identified herself as “a member of the upcoming sophomore class of Newfield,” told trustees that freshmen previously had access to higher-level courses and that barring them from AP Chemistry creates a gap in learning: “The freshmen willing to rise to the challenge care deeply about their grades, possess ambitions to do well, and have a promising future in class ranks ahead of them.”
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