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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Next year's budget gap is wide and[b] the low and medium hanging fruit has already been picked clean[b]. Real program cuts are what is left. 6 periods for HS will make it hard for Band/orchestra/theatre/hors to survive as student will need almost all of those 6th period to complete the requirements for graduation.

[b]This is also a way to create political cover for the BOS to raise taxes to meet the budget needs instead of cutting programs.[/b] People need to know the stakes.[/quote]

Which one is it?  Is it "political cover" or has the fruit been picked clean?  [/quote]

I didn't say all the fruit was picked clean, I said the low and medium hanging fruit has been picked.  The high fruit is still there and now on the chopping block.  The BOS needs the political support (aka cover) to be able to raise the taxes so that the high fruit is not picked.  The citizens of Fairfax county need to decide if they want the extras like AAP, band, orchestra, chorus, theatre, sports, yearbook, student newspapers..........  If they do, the the BOS needs to up the ante.  If they want a basic bare knuckles school system, then cut away.  [/quote]

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