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Community speakers urge board not to reduce school music time; parents cite mental-health and IEP needs
Summary
Multiple parents and community members told the Barre Unified Union School District #97 board it should not cut music instruction, saying it supports students’ mental health, special-education goals and community engagement.
Dozens of residents told the Barre Unified Union School District #97 board on Aug. 1 that planned schedule changes that reduce in-class music time would harm students’ social, emotional and academic development.
Tyler Watkins, a Berry City resident and volunteer, told the board “music directly correlates to how a child’s mind develops,” and urged members not to cut a program he said draws standing-room audiences and supports students who do not…
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