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Parents, students urge Warren Township board to preserve middle‑school electives and performing arts
Summary
Multiple parents, students and community members told the MSD Warren Township board that a proposed middle‑school scheduling model that forces students to choose between reading‑acceleration supports and electives would harm music and performing‑arts pipelines, equity, and student development.
Parents, students and performing‑arts advocates urged the MSD Warren Township Board of Trustees on Monday to preserve middle‑school electives, warning that a proposed schedule change would force many eighth‑grade students to choose between literacy acceleration and courses such as band, orchestra, choir, art and STEM.
The appeals came during the meeting’s public‑comment period. Carrie Shepherd, a parent, said the change would “unintentionally push out performing arts by making it an either or,” and described how access to middle‑school orchestra and band helped her children succeed academically and socially. “Music alone can help improve…
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