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Students, parents urge Timberlane to protect music and theater amid budget cuts
Summary
A letter read at the Dec. 11 joint meeting said proposed FY27 cuts could eliminate two music teachers and extracurricular programs; several parents and students urged the committee to preserve performing arts and avoid cuts that 'dismantle' the music program.
Students and parents asked Timberlane leaders on Dec. 11 to spare the district's music and performing-arts programs from proposed FY27 cuts, saying those programs provide social and academic supports that would be difficult to rebuild once removed.
Chair Karen read a multi-signature letter from students Cameron Stack and Sebastian Schell that warned the current FY27 reduction process could eliminate "two of the 12 music teachers in the district, cutting transportation, summer band…
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