Open letter to Lowndes County School Board
Amid recent events regarding GTECHS and its partner schools, I am emailing you to express a sentiment that I am sure the GTECHS family would agree with me sharing. GTECHS is an amazing opportunity for students not only to get a head start on their higher education, but also as a chance to become part of an amazing, supportive family that truly cares about its students, both academically and otherwise. These teachers and staff members have provided us with such a welcoming environment to learn in, and they have pushed us to think for ourselves rather than follow the bandwagon at the cost of our own opinions and values. This program allowed me to start over the social aspect of my academic career and helped me learn to come out of my shell and make new friendships in an environment where I felt accepted and visible, and it has challenged me to learn through applying my knowledge and coming to my own conclusions with teachers who are genuinely passionate about their subjects and the education of their students. Ripping away this opportunity from those already in the program and future students looking to apply would be devastating, as it would come at the expense of our GTECHS family, our learning opportunities, and our ability to make the decision of wanting something different for our education and our futures. These last two school years that I have spent at GTECHS have been the best academic experience of my lifetime, and I implore you to consider what you would be destroying by taking this opportunity away from us current students and all those future students who would never have a chance to see what it’s like to be a part of such a wonderful family. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Abby Romig
GTECHS Sophomore
GTECHS is important to my daughter as well as myself! This program has been a great way for my daughter and her classmates to have opportunities they would otherwise not had. These young women and men have started on a path of educational success and to take that away from them now would be cruel, unfair and possibly detrimental to them. I implore you PLEASE allow GTECHS to continue at least long enough for the ones already in the program to complete it.
My daughter began this program in faith that it was going to be available for her to complete. Don’t take that away from her or anyone else please.
Thank you so much for your understanding and consideration of this very important issue.
Callie Grant, mother of Abby Romig, Caledonia
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