Jessica Speck is the current director at Wootton High School for drama. She was fired from her position of directing and teaching theatre beginning next year, an issue that has been explained to us as a result of “lowering enrollment.” When looking at it statistically, she has been blamed for a county wide issue of numbers dropping in theatre. It is believed that this is unfair & not a reflection of her work, therefore she should not be terminated.

Mrs. Speck has supported hundreds of students in her 21 years of teaching. She has created a strong community at Wootton, believed by many. She has changed people’s lives for the better & continues to inspire people every day.

The students and alumni of the Wootton Drama department are crushed. The enrollment of students will not change for the better, as this tactic has been tried before with removing her as extracurricular director. There was a previous petition that eventually helped her get reinstated & since then she has fought to better her program. She has changed lives of so many, and the students do not what her to leave. By signing this petition, you will pledge to reinstate Mrs. Speck and offer your full support to her. Please do not let this go unnoticed.