BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — The color guard at several schools across Broward County may soon be forced to stop performing.

Around 300 performers across six schools put in hours of work for color guard, but now they don’t know when their next performance will be.

This is because of a contract dispute between Broward County Public Schools and the nonprofit Winter Guard International, which governs where the students will perform.

WGI is citing contract language as the reason for the dispute, but those who work with the performers said they don’t know what that language specifically is.

BCPS said they are working on a potential solution and they will provide updates as soon as possible.

School Board Member Rebecca Thompson, meanwhile, released the following statement to Local 10 News Tuesday:

“I found out about this issue Friday evening when I started to receive emails from parents and students saying the contract wasn’t signed. This contract has not come before the Board and as soon as I became aware of the situation, I immediately sent the concerns to the Superintendent and our General Counsel to swiftly address it. In our meeting today, our General Counsel stated that she already has several scheduled meetings with WGI to find a resolution. Her main concerns were related to education records and making sure that we are following FERPA.

“Families continue choosing traditional public schools not only for a strong well-rounded education, but also for all the opportunities we can offer our students including Color Guard. I will continue to advocate for our Color Guard students and their families and making sure that all their hard work doesn’t go to waste.”

— Rebecca Thompson, School Board Member, District 2

Additionally, School Board Member Adam Cervera released a statement to Local 10 News which can be read below:

Future of color guard programs at Broward schools in jeopardy

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