They can talk about how hard it is on these students that are paying 20K or more a year in tuition and have access to private lessons ... but it really isn't right for them to take spots away from rural students that are mostly on their own and do not have those advantages.
I know of student that transfer from very good 6A program that moved to a private school that is within sight of their 6A HS, keep the same teacher, and make the small school All-State band. then after TMEA transfer back. (I know that student's family could move to a rural small school, but ... that isn't what happened)
Private school students should not audition at ATSSB.
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