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Parents urge action as Brockton band enrollment falls; district says scheduling, staffing limit middle school starts
Summary
Parents and community members told the school committee that instrumental music participation has dropped sharply since before COVID-19; speakers pointed to schedule changes, lesson timing and limited staffing as causes and asked the district to restore access for younger students.
During public comment at the June 17 Brockton School Committee meeting, parents and grandparents urged the committee to address a steep decline in student participation in the district's instrumental music programs.
"If you're not aware at the elementary level, lessons were moved to before school and are only open to fifth graders," said Miranda Davids, who identified herself as vice president of the band boosters and told the committee she has two children who participate in Brockton High School bands. Davids said changing lesson timing "limits many families" and "puts students back an entire year in their learning an instrument."
Davids quantified a…
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