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Teachers, parents and students urge Asheville board to seek 'no‑cuts' budget after $4.7 million clawback
Summary
Teachers, parents, students and parent‑teacher organizations urged the Asheville City Schools Board to request a fully funded 2025–26 budget from Buncombe County, citing a $4.7 million midyear clawback and ongoing recovery needs after Hurricane Helene.
Speakers at the Asheville City Schools board meeting delivered urgent public comments asking the board to request a fully funded 2025–26 budget from Buncombe County that would preserve pre‑hurricane staffing and services.
“Please commit unanimously as a board to asking the county commission for a fully funded budget for the 25–26 school year,” said Samantha Aycock, a kindergarten teacher at Lucy S. Herring Elementary, during public comment. She described the January decision by the county commission to reclaim $4,700,000 from local public schools and warned of “devastation” if staff and services are cut.
Carson Bridges, a first‑grade teacher at Claxton Elementary and membership coordinator for the Asheville City Association of Educators (ACAE), told the board district staff are asking for a “no cuts” budget request that would maintain all…
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