President of National Archery Program Concerned Over Loss of Funding for Shooting Sports in Schools

The withdrawal of federal funding for hunting and archery courses raises concerns with a school official who says those courses are a significant “academic motivator.”

Electronic hearing protection systems automatically block sounds above a set decibel level, making them ideal for shooting sports such as skeet. Roman Chazov/Shutterstock

The withdrawal of federal funding for hunting and archery courses raises concerns with a school official who says those courses are a significant “academic motivator.”

“They must be preserved,” Tommy Floyd, the president of the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), told The Epoch Times.