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Parents, students press school board to reinstate Powhatan High theater director
Summary
Dozens of students, parents and alumni spoke at the meeting urging the board to reinstate Bilal (Bilal Z.) Roshuni as Powhatan High School theater director following his removal from the position. Speakers described scholarships, student growth and the program’s technical achievements.
Dozens of current students, recent graduates, parents and alumni used the meeting’s public comment period to urge the Powhatan County School Board to reinstate Bilal Zulfikar Roshuni as director of the Powhatan High School theater program.
Speakers said Roshuni built the program’s participation and technical capacity, described scholarship offers resulting from the program’s production of Hadestown Teen Edition and argued the removal came after prior administrative approvals of the show.
Why it matters: Commenters said the theater program provides social-emotional benefits, career paths and scholarships for students. At least one parent said her child had accepted a conservatory placement in part because of theater experience under Roshuni’s…
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