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Parents, state lawmaker urge district to restore dance program after team qualifies for state
Summary
Parents and a state representative urged the Eatonville School Board to reverse a sudden decision to cut the high-school dance program the day after the team qualified for state competition, offering fundraising, volunteer transportation and other local remedies.
Erica Green, a parent of a member of the Eatonville High School dance team, told the board the program was cut by email the day after students were congratulated for qualifying for state competition and said neither the coach nor the students were notified in advance. “We had some extremely disappointing news the day after the school district congratulated them on making state: the program is being cut,” Green said during public comment.
State Representative Matt Marshall, who served previously on the board, urged…
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