Disgusted and disappointed by this school's decisi...

Disgusted and disappointed by this school's decision to tour China without 3 of its members because they are South Korean. In another time, they would have left black students behind to tour South Africa, or Jewish students out to tour Germany. This is no different.

Just because the students agreed to be left behind does not absolve the school of this heinous decision. Obviously they felt pressured, and clearly their integrity as team members guided them to place the good of their team above their own interests. The school is using the acquiescence of these students to rationalize kowtowing to China's blatant racism - which is completely unacceptable, and a vile lesson to teach. Their dean says with words that music has the ability to unify, but what he says with actions is that the school will bow to racism and political pressure by abandoning its colleagues in the name of money. Shameful!