Cynthia Worsselbacher, a parent and guardian, used the board’s public‑comment slot to say her 13‑year‑old granddaughter, Mason, was removed from the middle school show choir after missing a required weekend camp on a doctor’s advice.

Worsselbacher told the board her granddaughter, who she said is a member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, became “very sick” after a trip and saw urgent care and follow‑up doctors. She said physicians advised the student not to attend the weekend camp and that she provided a doctor’s note. “She told my my granddaughter that that she sent me an email. I never got an email,” Worsselbacher said, describing how the choir director told the child she had broken the contract and removed her from the program.

Worsselbacher said the student also cheerleads and that the family believed she could do both activities; she asked whether the district would refund the show‑choir fee and return the costume that had been measured for the student. “That money, it can't repair the damage that was done with that child that day,” she said.

Board member Mr. Young suggested the building principal follow up on uniform and fee questions, and Dr. Rice told Worsselbacher he would follow up with Mr. Salier, the middle‑school administrator referenced in the discussion. The board did not take formal action; the superintendent’s statement constituted a staff follow‑up direction rather than an immediate decision.

Why it matters: The comment raises questions about communication between program staff and families, the district’s process for handling illness/excused absences, and how program fees and participation contracts are administered. The superintendent committed to follow up with building administration to clarify the situation and any possible remedies.