Augusta County students and teachers are outraged. Dozens of them are speaking out against potential budget cuts.

Teachers were even handing out bracelets with the letters BADD written on them. It stands for Believe, Adjust, Dream, and Do. They gave these to the Board of Supervisors at a meeting Wednesday night to show how important education is, and how upset they would be if Augusta County Schools had to close.

It was a packed meeting with many concerned.

Augusta County teachers are speaking out against education cuts.

One Craigsville Elementary teacher is worried that her school might be closed to make up for the deficit. If that happens, she said transporting the students to another school would become a problem.

"It takes me 25 minutes to drive from Beverley Manor to Craigsville, so for a bus, you're probably looking at an hour long ride, and you know you're looking at putting four and five year olds on the bus with high schoolers as well, so that's concerning to me," said teacher Amanda McCray.

Another issue on everyone's mind was larger class sizes.

"The teachers, we're spread thin as it is, we're trying to meet each child's individual needs, and if I'm going from 17, 18 kids up to 24, that's a huge, huge load for me to carry."

It's not just the teachers who are concerned. Students at these schools are speaking out too. One student at the Shenandoah Valley Governor's School said this program is also under consideration for termination.

"I chose the Governor's school because I didn't feel like I was challenged enough at my home high school. I also wanted a very enriched college experience that would help me get to the college of my dreams, UVA, and help me do what I need to get me to where I needed to be," said student Jarrett Donkle.

Many at the meeting expressed their concerns to the Board of Supervisors, and board members responded by saying they agree that they do not want to make cuts. But, they say that they have to based on state funding.

Tomorrow the supervisors will go to Richmond to speak with state legislators about possible other ways to make cuts.

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