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Parents and music teachers urge board to restore eliminated Jazz 2 courses amid staffing freeze
Summary
Multiple parents and district music staff urged the Richland School Board to reinstate middle-school Jazz 2 classes cut after a hiring freeze, warning the change threatens a pipeline into high-school music programs and harms student engagement.
Several parents and music educators used the public-comment period to urge the Richland School Board to reverse cuts to middle-school Jazz 2 programs they say were eliminated when the district implemented a hiring freeze.
Kevin Laws, director of band at Enterprise Middle School, told the board that the freeze eliminated contracts traditionally evaluated yearly, leading to termination of Jazz 2 teacher positions across the district. "Two weeks ago, we were told to confirm our Jazz 2 teachers...and then a week later we were told these positions had been eliminated," Laws said, listing…
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