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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a former student who was taught by Tyron, the article leaves out countless details  and spins other details to fit his agenda. To start, the marching band was very diverse and less than a fourth of the members were white. The claims of racism are absurd and it blows my mind how out of touch he is with his own actions. While Tyron was a charismatic guy from the outside, once it came to his students there was constant manipulation, hypocrisy that he was proud to admit to, inability to take fault, and more. During my time as his student I witnessed as Tyron bad mouthed students behind their backs to other students and parents alike, encouraged a fight between students, was aware of harassment that took place in his classroom and took no action. These are only a few of the reasons students of almost every race disliked him and wanted him gone. Not once did the students who went and talked to administration about Tyron’s hurtful and degrading actions do it because of his race. Additionally, there was very little instruction given by Tyron. Yes, the marching band was award winning but that was with the help of outside instructors. It became evident Tyron didn’t contribute much when concert band taught by him alone wasn’t so “award winning.” Tyron gave very little critique and offered very little advice as to how to improve our sound/blend. For Tyron to have blamed his “resignation” on his race is preposterous and unfounded. [/quote]

I wrote this using Tyron’s first name mainly because he no longer has my respect due to his actions compounded with the fact that I have graduated and he is no longer my teacher.

It does amaze me, however, how people paid more attention to the use of his first name than to my attempt to provide a glimpse of what the band went through or even just another side of the story.[/quote]

I appreciated the perspective.  While our band directors had their idiosyncrasies, when I was in school, there was none of that drama.  It was a great experience for all of us, sorry to hear that it wasn't for you.[/quote]

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