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Teachers, parents and students urge board to strengthen music, strings and gifted programs
Summary
Multiple speakers at the March 20 meeting urged the board to prioritize arts education, the district strings program and gifted services, citing enrollment declines, scheduling problems and reduced program depth.
Several music teachers, parents and students urged the St. Tammany Parish School Board on March 20 to take steps to stabilize and strengthen music and gifted programs across the district.
Lee Hicks, band director at Fontainebleau High School and president of the Louisiana Music Educators Association, said the district has seen a “drastic drop in band and choir enrollment” since COVID and raised concerns about inconsistent middle‑school scheduling that limits rehearsal time. “Trying to teach a student a new language, which is music, and…
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