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Parkrose leaders confirm choir cut amid $3 million shortfall as students urge restoration
Summary
Students and alumni urged Parkrose School District 3 to restore the high school choir program after district leaders said the program was cut as part of budget reductions tied to a failed levy and a multimillion-dollar shortfall.
Students, alumni and district leaders discussed the planned elimination of Parkrose High School’s choir program during the district’s working session, with students urging the board and superintendent to restore the class and district leaders describing limited financial options.
The students’ comments came at the board’s in-person public-comment period, where seniors and district alumni said choir provided critical social, emotional and academic benefits. Student speaker Kylie Crawford said the cut “felt as though a rug was pulled out right from under us just as we were getting back on our feet.” Olive De Niro said the program’s return this year produced “astonishing” progress at the middle-school level, and Gabriela Young warned that cutting choir also damages related programs such as theater.
The board and superintendent put the choir…
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