Klarinet Archive - Posting 001223.txt from 1999/01

From: "Paulette W. Gulakowski" <pollyg@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] HELP!
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 14:33:37 -0500

Please don't misunderstand the no-cut policy. It doesn't mean you can't
get rid of people who are already in the program, just that you must find
a place for those who want to be there from the get go - there can be no
auditions, no tryouts etc for the purpose of cutting down the size of the
team/group, eliminating the poorer players etc. Students ARE opted out
for grades, disciplinary problems, insubordination etc.

Besides, the original judge died a few years ago. However, the ACLU is
making sure we discipline as many whites as blacks (ratios) and are
looking for the same racial ratios in the band and other groups as in the
school. We do lose certain ethnicities when they find out they have to
march in the rain... (this is only half a joke)
I hope I haven't offended anyone with any of my remarks and sincerely
apologize if I have.
Paulette

On Sat, 23 Jan 1999 22:33:05 -0600 (CST) "Edwin V. Lacy"
<el2@-----.edu> writes:
>On Sat, 23 Jan 1999, Paulette W. Gulakowski wrote:
>
>> The ENTIRE school district is under court mandate for a no cut
>policy
>> - that includes the basketball team. The court order came about
>> originally because of inequities between neighboring schools
>districts
>> - economic, social, racial, educational etc. It was meant to give
>> everyone an equal opportunity and education.
>
>I was a high school and middle school band director for six years
snip
>However, the situation you describe seems to be different. A student
>can
>annunce that they want to join the band, not being able to play any
>instrument, and not having any intent to ever try to learn to play
>one.
>Their only purpose might be to try to disrupt the class and hinder the
>learning on the part of the other students. As I understand it, the
>teacher can do nothing about this, so every student in the program
>will
>suffer.
>
>I still say that there is a word that describes this judicial policy
>very
>recisely - and that word is "stupidity." You can tell the judge I
>said
>so.
>
>Ed Lacy
>el2@-----.edu
>
>
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