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Last night's board meeting produced classroom teachers and even a principal who referred to specials classes as "fluff". The union president claimed that she would take her kids on spring walks, do art projects, and perhaps play some music in the room so she could adequately meet arts standards. The proposal on the table is to close our building, move us to the intermediate school building, create K-5 elementaries, and take away music and art for grades K-3, tied with a shortened school day. "How can teachers meet all the standards during a shorter day if they struggle to do so now?", asked a parent. The answer: "It will be quite easy because all the fluff will be cut out", replied a principal. So just 4th and 5th graders getting the arts from a highly qualified specialist who travels between the 3 elementaries and a staff that is asked to meet the national standards for music and art out of the goodness of their heart for K-3rd grade. Yeah right; when pigs fly.
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