By: Former 4-yr. OSU bandsman

Former 4-yr. OSU bandsman
Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:37:50 +0000

The active band should not take the field until Jon Waters is reinstated. This circumstance is abuse of due process based on lies, half truths and innuendo--hardly a sound foundation for firing a loyal employee and devoted Buckeye. MESSAGE TO THE ACTIVE BAND: Civics 101--assert your rights and privileges. The administration works for you. You pay the bills. If you take the field, you will become a tool of this egregious misconduct and no better than the people who are mistreating Jon. Silence and acquiescence is not golden.

As a former bandsman, I like to think that I would have taken such a stand, but I was not confronted with such university mistreatment of a band director. The coaches and university were always respectful to and appreciative of the band during my tenure.