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Jacobsen Middle School students, parents and teachers were shaken up earlier this month, when the state’s education budget cuts opened what for the Tehachapi Unified School District could become a deep, $1.1 million dollar wound, bleeding out various educational and extracurricular programs dollar by dollar. Most notably targeted was the middle and high school choir programs, which the board’s Feb. 25 agenda proposed to retire, along with the long-time music instructor for both middle and high schools. A similar, attritional farewell was bid last year to drama programs, when long-time drama teacher, Nancy Grecian, made her final TUSD curtain call, leaving behind an empty stage and no positive outlet for many students to act upon. In the face of such an artless prospect, local parent volunteer and long-time private dance, music and arts instructor, Debby Gamble, quickly orchestrated a peaceful protest to help save the arts in Tehachapi’s schools. Choir...
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