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Teacher urges Roanoke board to protect fine-arts programs and press for transparency
Summary
During public comment, teacher George Dickinson warned that cuts to fine-arts classes and reduced activity-bus service could limit student participation and called for transparency about staff reassignments and the future of the Plato program.
At the April 14 meeting of the Roanoke City School Board, teacher and city resident George Dickinson used his three minutes of public comment to press the board on possible cuts to fine-arts programming and to urge clearer communication from central office to teachers.
"Some of these classes will no longer even be available at certain middle schools and that many of our students will be unable to attend zero period or after-school rehearsals due to a lack…
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