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Anonymous wrote:I hope schools don't cave to parents because of these weak-ass excuses.

To be in the high level band, you must participate in marching band, period.

It is treated like a sport - otherwise people would blow off marching band.

My kid loved Marching Band. Many kids do. It builds instant community.

Weak-ass excuses? A physical disability is a weak-ass excuse?

Well, I'm physically disabled, and my child's band instructor has mentioned how my disability could be accommodated if I were still in high school. I could've done marching band.

That's the cool thing about marching band -- even kids who can't do sports because of physical disabilities can do marching band.

It depends on the disability. Not all physical disabilities are equal.

Please explain how a child with albinism, who cannot be in the sun for more than a few minutes and who needs a large desktop magnifier to see music or text, can be accommodated in marching band.

They aren’t all equal. No reasonable person was saying they are. But are you suggesting we get rid of every class and activity that a child with albinism cannot participate in?

Of course not.

I do think we should get rid of the blanket policy several people here claim exists, in which everyone in advanced band must participate in marching band or that every disability can be accommodated in a way that allows for participation.

I also resent the post above that used the term "weak-ass excuses."

I don't think anyone here said all disabilities can be accommodated.

Someone said kids with disabilities can participate. I didn't take that to mean every single kid and every disability. I think people are meaning this in general.

Like many on this thread, I participated in marching band back in high school—a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. It was an extracurricular activity entirely separate from our regular band classes, which focused on symphony-style concerts.

I should note that if you played a brass instrument, there was huge pressure to join marching band because they were always short on brass players.

It was a massive time commitment, both in the summer and during the fall football season, and it quickly became the center of your life. That is a lot of work to ask of someone who is interested in music, but has no interest in marching.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope schools don't cave to parents because of these weak-ass excuses.

To be in the high level band, you must participate in marching band, period.

It is treated like a sport - otherwise people would blow off marching band.

My kid loved Marching Band. Many kids do. It builds instant community.

Weak-ass excuses? A physical disability is a weak-ass excuse?

Well, I'm physically disabled, and my child's band instructor has mentioned how my disability could be accommodated if I were still in high school. I could've done marching band.

That's the cool thing about marching band -- even kids who can't do sports because of physical disabilities can do marching band.

It depends on the disability. Not all physical disabilities are equal.

Please explain how a child with albinism, who cannot be in the sun for more than a few minutes and who needs a large desktop magnifier to see music or text, can be accommodated in marching band.

They aren’t all equal. No reasonable person was saying they are. But are you suggesting we get rid of every class and activity that a child with albinism cannot participate in?

Of course not.

I do think we should get rid of the blanket policy several people here claim exists, in which everyone in advanced band must participate in marching band or that every disability can be accommodated in a way that allows for participation.

I also resent the post above that used the term "weak-ass excuses."

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope schools don't cave to parents because of these weak-ass excuses.

To be in the high level band, you must participate in marching band, period.

It is treated like a sport - otherwise people would blow off marching band.

My kid loved Marching Band. Many kids do. It builds instant community.

Weak-ass excuses? A physical disability is a weak-ass excuse?

Well, I'm physically disabled, and my child's band instructor has mentioned how my disability could be accommodated if I were still in high school. I could've done marching band.

That's the cool thing about marching band -- even kids who can't do sports because of physical disabilities can do marching band.

It depends on the disability. Not all physical disabilities are equal.

Please explain how a child with albinism, who cannot be in the sun for more than a few minutes and who needs a large desktop magnifier to see music or text, can be accommodated in marching band.

I don't think that kids with legitimate medical reasons for not being in marching band are punished by not being allowed in advanced band.

Also, I don't think this has happened. Is there a teen with albinism in FCPS who has been not allowed in advanced band? I think such a kid would get an exception.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope schools don't cave to parents because of these weak-ass excuses.

To be in the high level band, you must participate in marching band, period.

It is treated like a sport - otherwise people would blow off marching band.

My kid loved Marching Band. Many kids do. It builds instant community.

Weak-ass excuses? A physical disability is a weak-ass excuse?

Well, I'm physically disabled, and my child's band instructor has mentioned how my disability could be accommodated if I were still in high school. I could've done marching band.

That's the cool thing about marching band -- even kids who can't do sports because of physical disabilities can do marching band.

It depends on the disability. Not all physical disabilities are equal.

Please explain how a child with albinism, who cannot be in the sun for more than a few minutes and who needs a large desktop magnifier to see music or text, can be accommodated in marching band.

I don't think that kids with legitimate medical reasons for not being in marching band are punished by not being allowed in advanced band.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope schools don't cave to parents because of these weak-ass excuses.

To be in the high level band, you must participate in marching band, period.

It is treated like a sport - otherwise people would blow off marching band.

My kid loved Marching Band. Many kids do. It builds instant community.

Weak-ass excuses? A physical disability is a weak-ass excuse?

Well, I'm physically disabled, and my child's band instructor has mentioned how my disability could be accommodated if I were still in high school. I could've done marching band.

That's the cool thing about marching band -- even kids who can't do sports because of physical disabilities can do marching band.

It depends on the disability. Not all physical disabilities are equal.

Please explain how a child with albinism, who cannot be in the sun for more than a few minutes and who needs a large desktop magnifier to see music or text, can be accommodated in marching band.

They aren’t all equal. No reasonable person was saying they are. But are you suggesting we get rid of every class and activity that a child with albinism cannot participate in?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope schools don't cave to parents because of these weak-ass excuses.

To be in the high level band, you must participate in marching band, period.

It is treated like a sport - otherwise people would blow off marching band.

My kid loved Marching Band. Many kids do. It builds instant community.

Weak-ass excuses? A physical disability is a weak-ass excuse?

Well, I'm physically disabled, and my child's band instructor has mentioned how my disability could be accommodated if I were still in high school. I could've done marching band.

That's the cool thing about marching band -- even kids who can't do sports because of physical disabilities can do marching band.

It depends on the disability. Not all physical disabilities are equal.

Please explain how a child with albinism, who cannot be in the sun for more than a few minutes and who needs a large desktop magnifier to see music or text, can be accommodated in marching band.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope schools don't cave to parents because of these weak-ass excuses.

To be in the high level band, you must participate in marching band, period.

It is treated like a sport - otherwise people would blow off marching band.

My kid loved Marching Band. Many kids do. It builds instant community.

Weak-ass excuses? A physical disability is a weak-ass excuse?

Well, I'm physically disabled, and my child's band instructor has mentioned how my disability could be accommodated if I were still in high school. I could've done marching band.

That's the cool thing about marching band -- even kids who can't do sports because of physical disabilities can do marching band.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope schools don't cave to parents because of these weak-ass excuses.

To be in the high level band, you must participate in marching band, period.

It is treated like a sport - otherwise people would blow off marching band.

My kid loved Marching Band. Many kids do. It builds instant community.

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Weak-ass excuses? A physical disability is a weak-ass excuse? [/quote]

Dp. I don't think anyone is saying that, but fyi, a lot of disabilities can be accommodated in band. Not all positions have to march. Marching band can be very inclusive.

Anonymous wrote:I hope schools don't cave to parents because of these weak-ass excuses.

To be in the high level band, you must participate in marching band, period.

It is treated like a sport - otherwise people would blow off marching band.

My kid loved Marching Band. Many kids do. It builds instant community.

Weak-ass excuses? A physical disability is a weak-ass excuse?