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County farmers, students urge board to expand Southern High agriculture program countywide
Summary
Farmers, FFA students and parents urged the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to open Southern High School's plant- and animal-science CASE/FFA programs to students from Annapolis, South River and Crofton, arguing the county has invested resources and that busing would advance equity and workforce pathways.
Public commenters at the Anne Arundel County Board of Education meeting on Dec. 17 urged the district to expand Southern High School's agricultural-education offerings to students across the county.
Gary Palmer, chair of the Anne Arundel County Soil Conservation District, said Southern hosts the county's only plant-and-animal science program and asked the board to "expand agriculture education at Southern High School by opening enrollment to students from Annapolis, South River, and Crofton." He cited county investments such as the Rock Hole Barn,…
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