For those unaware Watertown Unified School District, overruled a band teacher, who followed all district policies and procedures regarding "contorversial cirriculum", voted to remove a music piece w/o lyrics titled A Mother of Revolution...
For those unaware Watertown Unified School District, overruled a band teacher, who followed all district policies and procedures regarding "contorversial cirriculum", voted to remove a music piece w/o lyrics titled A Mother of Revolution from the bands spring concert lineup. Stating that its ties to LGBTQ Rights, honoring of Marsha Johnson, and The Stonewall Uprising, is quote "indoctrination" and "praising political violence"... Students and families who didnt agree could have theirnchild opt out of the concert and 3 did. But the white christian nationalist board in a 7 to 1 vote removed the piece from the spring concert. The now infamous video of the most recent board meeting have circulated online, been featured on radio talk shows, local news state wide, across the country, even as far as Poland and Ireland, been covered by lgbtq/left wing influences and advocacy groups with the ACLU putting the board on blast recently as well. Both the high school and middle school in Watertown the students staged walk out protests the following day. The backlash as been quick and severe with board members refusing to answer questions and running with their tales tucked. To top it off the Boards VP Sam Ouwenel has no educational background or degrees... and was a pizza maker at Papa Murphys and an employee at a Senior Living Community for the longest time. He lied and weaseled his way onto the board and is their only to really push his white nationalist christian maga agenda The bands concert is being held the same night as the boards next meeting, while many are remaining positive and wanting to go to the concert (board protest before the concert) the seating is limited and many do not want to take away seats from parents, families, and friends of the muscians who need to be there to support them. But perhaps mine and others time might be better spent causing a headache for the homophobic/lgbtq discriminatory board at their meeting protesting inside and outside of it. The next board meeting is being held May 18th at 6pm for those maybe interested in showing solidarity with the students, band teacher, and outraged community and if you have nothing going on that evening, I would like to invite educators to come out. I dont know exactly where the ESC is... if that is at the district office building, city hall, or as they have had the now infamous meeting at the high school commons, and occasionally the middle school, but I will find out and put it at the top of this post when I do. Details can be found here https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/page/board-agendas-summaries-and-notices Hope to see some educators there as I will be going. submitted by /u/jinsei1208 [link] [comments]
