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Ryan Crocker urges RSU 04 board to restore fifth science teacher, warns students lost robotics and AP time
Summary
Ryan Crocker, a former Oak Hill High School science and robotics teacher, told the RSU 04 board that cutting the fifth high‑school science teacher has reduced AP biology time, eliminated robotics and narrowed computer‑science offerings; he urged the board to reconsider restoring positions to protect STEM pathways.
Ryan Crocker, a former chemistry and computer‑science teacher and robotics coach at Oak Hill High School, urged the RSU 04 school board to reverse a decision that eliminated a fifth high‑school science teacher, saying the change has already reduced AP biology instructional time and eliminated robotics from the schedule.
"As a result of cutting the fifth science teacher, courses needed to be removed from the curriculum, rescheduled or reduced in length," Crocker told the board during the public‑comment portion of the budget…
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