Student Forbidden From Taking Saxophone On School Bus

[tawadi]

RAYNHAM (CBS) – Andrew DiMarzio can wail on the tenor saxophone. He’s also practicing on an alto sax, to learn that too.

But tomorrow morning, he is forbidden from bringing either one to Raynham Middle School on his bus.

“I just want to see them let me on the bus with the instrument,” explains the 12-year-old.

Andrew’s parents go to work too early every morning, so the 6th grader has no choice but to take the bus.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/10/18/student-forbidden-from-taking-saxophone-on-school-bus


Sorry if this story has already been posted. No room? Crazy story.

:wtf:

[NYC_SKP]

1. Hmmm..

This Guy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaoLU6zKaws

[tawadi]

2. lol

:+

[Enrique]

3. put a rack on the outside of the bus

:shrug:

[RKP5637]

4. The world gets weirder and weirder. I used to carry a sax on the school bus every day for years. n/t

[progressoid]

5. WTF indeed.

[Nevernose]

6. My kid's bus has three to a seat

And these are high school kids. There is literally no room for a saxophone (I can only imagine me trying to fit my old baritone -- or, god forbid my bass sax -- on a bus packed three to a seat). Budget cutbacks, you know. According to our newest superintendent, the problem isn't the lack of money, it's the lack of privatization: cheaper for a year, more expensive for a lifetime.

[trumad]

10. Yeah---my High School kids refuse to take the bus

because of the 3 to a seat thing. My son is 6:1 --220 pounds.

[sakabatou]

7. It's about safety, but I've seen bigger stuff on school busses.

[MilesColtrane]

8. The kid's learning an invaluable lesson.

The MAN is going to put a brother down for playing his horn.

[jberryhill]

9. Sax and violins in our schools has gotten out of hand

Another kid corrupted by sax education.

[FSogol]

11. Welcome to Republican America: A school bus so crowded that a musical instrument

can't fit. Next they should ban backpacks, shoebox dioramas, and textbooks. Once they do that, they can cram a few more kids in.