— After initially expressing outrage, leaders in one Mississippi city now say high school band students should not be punished for a performance that depicted police officers being held at gunpoint. The Brookhaven mayor and aldermen on Tuesday voted to ask the Mississippi High School Activities Association to lift a performance suspension from the band at Jackson’s Forest Hill High School, The Daily Leader reported. Phil Bryant is among those who have sharply criticized the band performance, repeatedly demanding that someone be fired. Four days after the band performance, the activities association issued a penalty notice saying the Forest Hill band couldn’t participate in the state marching band competition, which began Saturday, or in the state concert band competition in the spring. The association also fined the high school $2,500.

Source: National Post October 17, 2018 20:48 UTC