The 2014-2015 school year isn’t the only thing coming to a close this year.

Next school year, American Sign Language III and IV will only be available online.

Many students have been left in dismay about this recent change.

“It’s not fun not having a teacher because then it makes it really hard to learn,” said junior Hannah Pointer, “I’m really upset about it and it’s not fair to the students who are really passionate about it.”

Rather than ASL, students, like Pointer, will be taught Signed English.

“It’s not ASL, it’s completely different. ASL and Signed English are different so, I’m kinda sad about it, especially since they are phasing it out, but I understand they whole reasoning for it,” said the ASL teacher Mrs. Jamie Gillespy, “The traveling is difficult, like this year I had three different schools coming here for level III, because there wasn’t room at their current campuses. I think that was part of the thing too, too much moving around.”

Traveling won’t be an issue next year.

ASL will be taken in a computer lab on the student’s current campus.

“It’s a visual language,” said junior Isabella Icenogle, “It’s very intricate with your hand movements and where they’re placed on your signing space and that’s very hard to tell with a little screen that you’re being taught from.”

Although ASL or Signed English won’t have a live teacher, many students have signed up to continue their signing education through high school.