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Students and family engagement specialists urge MCPS to keep gymnastics, restore FES positions
Summary
Students, parents and 16 family engagement specialists testified at the board work session urging MCPS not to eliminate high school gymnastics and to restore 16 family engagement specialist roles in the proposed 2026 budget, citing equity, access and lack of transparent process.
Dozens of students, parents and family engagement specialists told the Montgomery County Board of Education on April 16 that proposed budget cuts and program changes threaten access and equity, with multiple speakers urging the board to restore roles and reverse decisions about high school gymnastics.
Walter Johnson students Sienna Shaner and Ajin Yu described gymnastics as a critical opportunity for female students and said MCPS athletics staff had moved quickly to replace gymnastics with stunt without adequate…
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