Watertown School Board removes instrumental music piece from student concert

A tense school board meeting in Watertown after members voted to pull a student concert piece tied to LGBTQ+ history.  The Watertown School Board voted Tuesday night to remove the piece, “A Mother of a Revolution,” from an upcoming high school concert, calling it “indoctrination” and claiming it could incite political violence. “A Mother of a Revolution,” honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and LGBTQ+ activist Marsha P. Johnson. More than 30 students had been preparing for the piece since October. District officials say a policy on controversial topics led to the ruling. Tuesday’s board meeting included vocal confrontations and protests from parents and students. Hundreds of Watertown students walked out of classes Wednesday in protest.