Klarinet Archive - Posting 001039.txt from 1999/07

From: "Jay Webler" <webler@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] school music programs
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 02:16:54 -0400

I'm confused. Were the parents expecting the band director to excuse her
entirely. Or was the student using her asthma as an excuse to get out of
the marching portion of the band program. (I am continually thankful that there
was no marching band when I went to High School--but then, there was no electricity
either; according to my children).

Jay Webler
Jay's Clarinet and Percussion

On Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:29:04 -0500, Chris and Jacque McCurdy wrote:

>just recently one of the schools in my town just settled a controversy
>over a student participating in marching band.......
>
>the girl plays flute and has asthma, so according to her doctor she can
>not "run around" or be overtly active.......she did however want to be
>in wind ensemble (top group) which starts in november......the directors
>said she had to be in marching band, but that they would excuse her from
>marching...she could play her part in the pit and also help with the
>music library to fulfill the class requirements....keep in mind this
>school is in a well-to-do area andeveryone things they should get
>special treatment. The parents whined all the way to the school board
>and guess what the they lost.......she could either accept the offer the
>directors gave or do a 30 page term paper on 1 of 5 topics pre-chosen
>with references......
>
>the board said that students we not aloud to preempt out of other
>classess because they didn't prefer part of the curriculum.......
>
>just thought it was interesting
>
>jacque
>just my 2 sense
>
>
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