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I didn’t march SOA, but a did march a World Class corps, which has now folded, in 09&10. (You can guess which one). And all I have to say is what came out about SOA is TAME compared to what I witnessed as a teen. Honestly I was waiting for the allegations about staff with minors… I wish I had the courage to speak out back when I marched and maybe situations like this could have been prevented. DCI and WGI we’re both highly toxic environments where grooming and gaslighting became an everyday reality. It’s time we start to address these issues and fix these marching organizations. As a music educator, it terrifies me to think of any of my students experiencing anything close or similar to what I experienced. As a parent, I would never let my child march for fear of any similar situations happening to them. We need to fix this.