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Parents and students press Cedar Rapids board to rethink proposed Washington High staffing cuts
Summary
Dozens of students, parents and alumni urged the Cedar Rapids Community School District board to reconsider proposed reductions at Washington High School, warning cuts to AP courses, band and electives would shrink opportunities and risk further enrollment losses.
Dozens of students, parents and alumni told the Cedar Rapids Community School District board Monday that proposed staffing reductions at Washington High School would harm students’ academic and extracurricular opportunities.
Speakers at the board’s public-comment period described Washington as an engine for college readiness and fine-arts excellence and urged the board to preserve teachers and courses. "Closing Pierce and sending kids across town on a bus would be a horrible idea," student Gabby said about a separate elementary proposal; Washington students raised similar concerns about losing AP classes and music staff.
The students’ testimony was specific. Student Mira Gibbons told…
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