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THEY SENT A MESSAGE TO DISTRICT
LEADERS.
REPORTER: THE MESSAGE IS PRETTY
CLEAR.
>> I WANT TO BE ABLE TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING.
REPORTER: THE STUDENTS AT
BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL AREN'T
HAPPY WITH CHANGES COMING TO THE
DISTRICT.
>> OUR EDUCATION IS SO TO SPEAK
PUT UP FOR SALE.
REPORTER: HUNDREDS OF FOR SALE
SIGNS LINING THE HIGH SCHOOL
LAWN EACH WITH A NOTE OF WHAT
STUDENTS SAY WILL SOON BE LOST.
>> THE CUTS IN CERTAIN AP
CLASSES WHICH HAVE REALLY HELPED
ME GET AN IDEA OF WHAT COLLEGE
CURRICULUM IS LIKE AND WHAT THE
PACE IS LIKE.
REPORTER: IN ADDITION THE
DISCONTINUATION OF CERTAIN
FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES,
TEACHER LAYOFFS AND THE SUDDEN
TRANSFER OF THEIR BELOVED
PRINCIPAL AMY MELLANCAMP.
>> WE SEE IT VERY UNPROFESSIONAL
FOR THIS CHANGE TO BE TAKING
PLACE.
DISRESPECTFUL TO THE WORK THAT
SHE'S DONE, AND WHILE WE TOTALLY
UNDERSTAND THERE IS I'M SURE A
VALID REASON, WE HAVE ASKED MANY
TIMES AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A
VALID ANSWER.
REPORTER: THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL
DISTRICT IS CUTTING UP TO 24
TEACHERS TO STAY WITHIN THE $84
MILLION BUDGET APPROVED BY
VOTERS IN MARCH.
>> IT'S LIKE WALKING THROUGH A
GRAVEYARD.
CEMETERY AND LOOKING AT THE
HEADSTONES.
REPORTER: PARENT JURIJ HOMZIAK
DESCRIBES WHAT HE SEES LOOKING
AT ALL THE SIGNS.
>> THE TEACHERS INVEST THAT IN
THE KIDS, THEY GIVE THEM THE
MOTIVATION TO ACHIEVE AND DO
WELL.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
FOR, WE'RE SACRIFICING THAT
RIGHT NOW FOR A BUDGET CUT.
REPORTER: BOARD MEMBER BRIAN
CINA SAYS HE APPRECIATES THE
STUDENT'S EFFORTS.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
PEOPLE IN GENERAL HAVE MORE SAY
OVER THE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT
THEIR LIVES.
DEMONSTRATION SPARKS IMPORTANT
CONVERSATIONS.
>> WE'RE TALKING WITH THE
STUDENTS ABOUT HOW WE CAN
INSTITUTIONALIZE INTERACTIONS
BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE
STUDENTS.
REPORTER: OPENING A LINE OF
DIALOGUE STUDENT'S SAY SHOULD BE
TOP PRIORITY.
>> I HAD NEARLY FORGOTTEN MY
POWER AND ALL OF OUR POWERS AS
STUDENTS TO INFLUENCE THE SOCIAL
NORMS AND REALLY PRIORITIZE
REPORTER: IN BURLINGTON, RACHEL