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Mother urges Revere board to revise policy 7.11 after homeschooled son was barred from band

Revere Local Board of Education · February 18, 2026
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Summary

A local parent told the board her son was removed from middle-school band after administrators cited a line in policy 7.11; the board said it has withdrawn the policy for further discussion and expects the item at the March work session.

Sheba Sands, a Revere District resident and mother of four, told the board she was asking trustees to revise policy 7.11 so taxpaying, home-educated resident students can participate in district performing-arts programs.

Sands described enrolling her eighth-grade son in eighth-grade band for the first quarter and said district staff placed him on the roster, assigned a guidance counselor and…

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