Getty Images Alesha Perkins, a mom of three in the district, told Fox News that there was “no evidence whatsoever” that the fourth-grade music classes contributed to white supremacy.

Some parents in the Olympia School District are firing back at the school board for cutting fourth-grade music classes as it struggles with a budget shortfall.

Music and arts classes are often first on the chopping block when schools face tight budgets and pressure to achieve high scores on standardized tests. But it's precisely those classes that ...