Debate in the Mesa Public Schools board meeting centered around the budget and attracted a capacity crowd as the possibility of removing music classes amid declining enrollment was presented to the public.

The discussion during the Mesa Public Schools board meeting centered around the budget and possible removal of music classes amid declining enrollment.

MESA, Ariz. — Music classes for elementary students in Mesa Public Schools will continue for at least the next year. The Mesa Public School Board voted 5-0 to allocate an additional $1.3 million from the Carry Forward Fund to avoid reducing specials, including general music for fourth through sixth-grade students.