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Teachers, students warn board that cutting 1 FTE science position will hurt lab safety and access to electives
Summary
Science teachers told the Sparta Area School District board that eliminating one full‑time equivalent science position at Sparta High School will increase class sizes above national safety recommendations and limit student access to electives such as meteorology.
Science teachers and department representatives urged the Sparta Area School District Board of Education on April 14 to reverse or reconsider a decision to eliminate one full‑time equivalent (FTE) science position at Sparta High School.
The speakers said the staffing change follows an initial non‑renewal that later became an elimination due to attrition. Jacob Anderson, a Sparta High School science teacher, said enrollment in science courses has grown “by over 10 students,” and electives “have grown…
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