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Farmington music teachers, students urge board to preserve in‑school jazz band and ability to take band and choir
Summary
Music teachers and middle school students asked the Farmington School Board to keep eighth‑grade jazz band in the school day and preserve the option for learners to take both band and choir after schedule changes threatened rehearsal time and class offerings.
Sarah O'Banion, choir director at Bachman Middle School, told the Farmington School Board that middle school music staff are asking the district to preserve two long‑standing opportunities: allowing learners to take both band and choir throughout middle school and keeping eighth‑grade jazz band during the school day.
O'Banion said administrators have told music staff the upcoming middle‑school schedule will either eliminate or greatly reduce those offerings despite music teachers presenting possible solutions. She said those experiences have been…
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