TUSD budget cut rollouts continue as fine arts, interscholastics, school safety all in the 40-department mix

TUSD budget cut rollouts continue as fine arts, interscholastics, school safety all in the 40-department mix

The somewhat tropical, yet metallic sounds of steel drums opened the Tucson Unified School District Board meeting Tuesday night. As the Tucson High steel drum band, Jovert, played — its members alternately spinning for a beat within a song — hundreds came outside to the Duffy Community Center courtyard for a melodic slice of the golden hour. Four hours later, six people remained in the audience and the performing arts that started the meeting we…