Posted on 12/14/2016 7:03:31 PM PST by Steelfish
Report: D.C. School Marching Bands Skipping Trumps Inaugural Parade Christopher Wilson.
For the first time in 20 years, no Washington, D.C., public school marching band will perform at the inaugural parade.
According to a Wednesday report from NBC Washington, no local public schools submitted applications to perform in the parade. The original deadline was Nov. 28 but was extended to Dec. 5 to allow more time to apply. A D.C. public schools spokeswoman told the NBC affiliate that she was unaware of any band in the district that had applied to participate in the Jan. 20 parade.
Other high schools in the area also reportedly declined to submit applications:
No bands in Arlington County or Prince Georges County public schools applied, according to district representatives. A Fairfax County schools spokesman was not aware of any schools that had applied, and a Montgomery County schools spokeswoman did not have information available.
The University of Marylands College Park campus also declined to perform again. The band was performed at Obamas 2013 inauguration.
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Ignore them, don’t even laugh. Trump is better than this; let them stew in their own stupidity as they miss out on a once in a lifetime event. Poor little fools.
It’s long past time for Republicans to stop treating the Baby-Killing Party as though it were a normal political party that has a right to exist.
The band instructors, band members, and school admins know that they will have no end of the s*** dished out to them by the liberals, democrat party, and other bullies. Easy to see this one.
Exactly! How exciting that would be!
The downside is? they won’t like us?
There are almost 3000 counties that Trump won and there should be bands from them that would enjoy a VIP trip to dc
There should be charter and private schools in DC VA and MD whose choruses would love to march and participate
I bet that’s true!
Sorry, but most all the teachers I've interviewed have been girls ... late twenty-ish.
We DID interview and hire one guy (in the last three years only two) that quit after 6 months
My kids were in band.....and, during marching comps....the material ‘themes’ from various schools were incredibly left-wing.
Oh Trump, Mmm...Mmm...Mmmm tra la la
Looks like the swamp is draining all by itself.
Thank goodness.
#redsunderthebed
restore the voucher program Obama stopped in DC
Sure - the educators are always thinking about the kids. Not
We should expect that kind of laziness and pettiness from D.C. Schools, at least for now.
Exactly.
Who gives a ####.
#### em.
Sure there’s plenty of marching bands that would be thrilled.
I HONESTLY don’t care AT ALL about who’s hurt, who’s crying, who needs ####ing therapy, dont care at all.
Elections have consequences, somebody once said.
Good. The shorter the inauguration, the sooner Mr. Trump can get started draining the swamp.
DJT likes the Stones, not HS marching bands. Go away.
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