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Apex Arts students, parents urge board not to move program from Annapolis High; cite transportation and instructional loss
Summary
Students and parents in the Apex Arts magnet told the board relocating the program would cost instructional time, complicate transport to Studio 39 and disrupt four-year magnet commitments. Many urged removal of the Apex relocation option or a delayed timeline and legacy provisions for affected students.
Students and parents from the Apex Arts magnet program urged the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to keep the program at Annapolis High School rather than relocate it to Severn Run, saying such a move would diminish instruction and create transportation hurdles.
"Let me be clear. This program should not move," said Jessica Hunt, a South County parent of a Bates Apex student. Multiple speakers described Studio 39—s proximity to Annapolis High as central to the program: "Studio 39 is minutes from A High; by the time we get there from Severn Run, Apex…
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