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Parents and teachers urge board to protect South Harrison and keep school schedules that support advanced courses
Summary
Parents from South Harrison and faculty from Bridgeport High School urged the board to avoid cuts that would strip electives, distance learning and essential staff; Bridgeport faculty warned that switching to a 7‑period day would reduce instructional minutes, harm AP and foreign‑language programs, and risk graduation outcomes.
Parents and teachers packed the March 17 meeting and urged the Harrison County Board of Education to protect classroom programs, elective offerings and scheduling models that support advanced courses.
Erica Reed, speaking for a group of South Harrison parents, described the school as rural with about 350 students, strong attendance and improving test results, and warned that proposed cuts — including reductions to distance learning and electives — would further restrict student opportunities. "We don't cut. We can't afford to cut," Reed said, asking the board to assess why enrollment has fallen…
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