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Residents tell Ridgefield board proposed elementary schedule cuts would halve music and PE time
Summary
Two public commenters warned that new elementary schedules reduce specialist instruction and recess, saying music and PE classes fall from 74 to 34 annually and recess is cut; the board asked staff to follow up to identify the letter's author and clarify specifics.
Bradley Branham and a volunteer whose letter was read by Barbara Wright urged the Ridgefield School Board on Monday to reverse schedule changes they said will sharply reduce elementary students' access to music, physical education and recess.
"Cutting physical education and music by half, reduction of visual arts by 25%, and recess limited to 25 minutes a week without informing parents or taxpayers like me is outrageous," resident Bradley Branham said during public comment, identifying himself as a Ridgefield resident and taxpayer.
Barbara Wright read a letter…
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