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Parents, teachers and students urge board to preserve Asheville High arts and library staffing
Summary
Dozens of public commenters pleaded with the Asheville City Schools board to retain arts and media-center positions at Asheville High, warning that proposed staffing allotment changes would cut AP and upper-level arts access, harm student belonging, and reduce enrollment appeal.
Dozens of parents, teachers and students told the Asheville City Schools board on May 4 that proposed staffing allotment changes threatening a visual-arts teacher and a media-center position at Asheville High would strip students of advanced courses, undermine belonging and reduce pathways to college and careers.
Mindy McCormick, the high school’s ceramic arts teacher speaking for the entire arts department, said cutting a visual-arts position would mean “about 150 students next year wouldn't be able to take part in art classes,” and would erase access to AP-level and multi-year art sequences built over 15 years. “There are students that come to school because…
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