Mount Vernon High School’s superintendent pointed to dipping enrollment as the reason for cutting from the music program.
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Changes are in store for a well-known high school music program highly lauded for its unique educational offerings, like mariachi.
Mount Vernon School district leaders announced this week that Mount Vernon High School’s band program will be significantly reduced, including the removal of Music Theory and Sound Engineering classes for next school year. Daisy Cardona, the high school’s band director, is also among 14 teachers who are being laid off due to budget constraints.
Now, parents are pushing back.
“We
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