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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually don't understand what's being described.  What is being eliminated, and why, and what is being retained?  [/quote]

The “why” is spelled out clearly:

- they are eliminating these music classes due to racial equity reasons.

FCPS has repeatedly stated their number one priority is:  equity  (the “E” in DEI).
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They are eliminating them because westfield was breaking the rules and giving academic credit for after school activities.[/quote]

Wrong.  Re-read their own statement on page 1 of this thread.  Here, I’ll paste it for you PP:

“Our administration at Westfield has decided to eliminate six after-school and before-school music classes. This decision was made due to what they perceive as a [b]lack of equity[/b] in these classes,[/quote] lack of equity here means that other high schools did not do this and there is a lack of equity between the high schools. [/quote]

Other high schools offer Honors band/orchestra/choir. If you look at the course catalog, there are something like 25 high schools that do. There is no "lack of equity" there. If anything, the WHS kids might be putting in more effort outside of school to earn the honors bump than kids at other schools. Or maybe that's the 'lack of equity' they're talking about, that these kids are working harder than kids in other high schools. But then, it makes no sense to take away the honors classes when other high schools do them.[/quote]

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