Part 2: Accommodations are meant to foster equity and bring out the best of students and there's no denying specialized programs are exemplars of accommodations.  So how would withdrawing an accommodation be in the interest of equity? The board needs to shift their focus from dragging accommodated students down to bringing those without accommodations up. At the moment, I'm encouraging all students to speak up at Earl Haig and have great admiration for organizations such as the FCSS-FESC that advocate for us and believe the student voice is a viable one. 

Even if I wasn't pursuing arts in post-secondary, creative projects from the Claude Watson Arts Program have taught me skills that are valuable in any field. It takes delegation to direct a film. It takes time management skills to finish a shoot on time. It takes communication skills to assemble a cast. Cancelling our program would not just mean cancelling a generation of artists, but well-rounded students.