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Vacaville music students play 8 hours straight to save their teachers | News10.net | Sacramento, California | Education

Vacaville music students play 8 hours straight to save their teachers | News10.net | Sacramento, California | Education

Vacaville music students play 8 hours straight to save their teachers

Nick Monacelli Last updated 10 hrs ago
VACAVILLE, CA - It's a crunch that's felt in almost every school district across California, but when parents and students in the Vacaville Unified School District heard their music programs were facing elimination, they jumped at the opportunity to help.
Due to a lack of state funding, two high school music directors now have pink slips and the elementary music program could be slashed in half.
So the Nut Tree Plaza off Interstate 80 in Vacaville played host to an eight hour music marathon Saturday as students from almost every school in the district came to perform, a