Parents and teachers at one Brooklyn school spoke out Friday against the city's decision to remove half the school's teachers.

Teachers at William H. Maxwell Career and Technical High School helped improve the school's graduation by more than 15 percent, catapulting the school's official rating from an "F" to an "A" over the past four years.

However, the city officials still say they will remove the principal and at least half the teachers.

Students and teachers say the move will do nothing but hurt the relationships they've built.

"We went from a ‘D’ school to an ‘A’ school in these four years that I've been here, and it's because of the teachers. It's because the teachers are here helping us improve," said student Catherine Chico.

"It's going to be a difficult road to travel. Our students are very committed to us. Right? As in any situation, the children are committed to us, they're attached to us, we know how to work with them, they understand, you know, the dynamics that we all have with one another,” said teacher Audrey Jackson.

The city says that while the school attained an "A" rating on the city scale, it's still failing by state standards.

Last year, the school reached a graduation rate of 60 percent.