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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll admit that, even pre-COVID, I was shocked by how crowded the winter concerts were.  Our MS does the choir, orchestra and band all on the same night, so they have about 500 kids plus parents all crammed into one room.  It was always REALLY crowded and hard to find a seat and it was VERY long (hours), as there are two orchestras and two bands and they each play several songs.  We're getting several COVID notifications per day and they want to cram a thousand people into an unventilated room for hours?  It's like 25% of their grade, so the kid can't skip without failing, plus I really would like my kid to get the experience of playing in a concert.  I don't understand why they aren't doing it differently this year -- breaking it up into several different nights so they can split out choir, orchestra, and band.   It will literally be the most densely crowded venue I have been in since the 2019 Holiday concert.

I hope that at least parents don't bring the whole family, like many have in past years. [/quote]

I would have to bring the whole family or find/pay for a sitter.   Which would be tricky since my sitters would also be in the concert!   Just a note to not assume that people there with other kids are jerks.  [/quote]

Please don’t make the obnoxious PP make you feel guilty AT ALL.  I have a younger DS that WANTS to go to his sister’s concert.  I am not about to say no to him.  He wants to support his sister?  Not a chance I’m going to make him stay home so that some random person feels better about her perceived ‘safety’.

If people are that concerned about crowds, they should probably opt out of the concert anyway.  For the rest of us, we’ll mask up and enjoy the show.  [/quote]

Yes you say no.  If the rule is so, you follow it and teach him to follow the rules.  Be a parent.

If students opt out there is no concert and you don’t pass the class.  [/quote]

The student does not have to opt out.  The terrified parents can opt out.  [/quote]

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