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Principal Tate Case Summary
Principal Tate is considering cutting our schools budget for arts education in order to provide student's with more test-prep materials. These would be a big mistake. Everyone should have the best education they can. In order to live fully in the world, students' need to be exposed to culture in the form of music, art, theater, and dance. In Principal Tate cut the art budget, no one will leave School prepared to appreciate and understand the world around them.
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