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Library media specialists warn cuts would cripple school libraries and tech support
Summary
Media specialists and students told the board that converting one of two high school media specialist roles to a paraeducator will remove daily instructional technology support, weaken research and literacy programming, and threaten video production and other school programs.
Library media specialists, students and teachers told the Howard County Board of Education on Feb. 9 that proposed cuts to high‑school media specialist positions would undermine both literacy supports and day‑to‑day technology operations.
"Media specialists are not just librarians. They are both instructional leaders and technology support for the entire school," student Kyla Peak testified,…
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