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Students and parents urge board to restore North Davidson ag teacher after reassignment
Summary
Multiple North Davidson High School students and parents urged the Davidson County Board of Education to reconsider removing one agriculture teaching/FFA advisor position, saying the change would cut classes and reduce students' ability to join FFA.
Dozens of students and several community members told the Davidson County Board of Education on May 5 that removing one agriculture teaching position at North Davidson High School will reduce course options and damage the school’s FFA program.
Levi Russell, a ninth‑grade student at North Davidson High School, said administrators informed students last week that the school is "losing an agriculture class and teacher," and warned the change would eliminate classes such as small engines and reduce offerings in ag mechanics. "By removing the position, we are not only losing six possible agriculture classes, but many students are losing the opportunity to take an agriculture class," Russell said.
Other students described the role as central to the school's community…
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