Marching band now extra curricular; school budget hearings set
As anticipated, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors voted unanimously to make marching band an extra curricular activity. The 9-0 vote came during the board’s Jan. 22 meeting held at Charles F. Patton Middle School. Marching band involvement had previously been mandatory, or co-curricular, for students involved with the symphonic and concert bands. Board members deemed that to be too much of a commitment for…