The Midfield School System will know more today about the state possibly taking over the school system. A meeting will be held in Montgomery to discuss the potential takeover.
Many parents do not want to see that happen. A handful wanted to make a statement, protesting in front of Midfield's Board of Education Wednesday. They say they did not hear about the potential takeover until this week. They threaten to relocate their kids if communication does not improve. Many parents say politics is playing more of a role with their children than education.
"'There's a lot of fighting; there's a lot of gun bringing. There's rumors of boys setting girls hair on fire and it's really getting out of hand," said concerned parent James Banks.
A majority of all of this frustration stems from an incident that took place last fall when Midfield High School Principal Hance Gunn quit after he refused to put the school on lockdown from a gun incident. That situation led to the removal of Superintendent Nakita Williams.
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