A music education advocacy group says it is "fiercely opposed" to the elimination of Grade 7 band, that has been confirmed or proposed as a money-saving measure by at least four B.C. school districts.

Surrey, the largest school district in the province, confirmed it was cutting its Grade 7 band last week. Burnaby, Maple Ridge and Merritt public schools have all recently proposed doing the same in service of balancing their budgets, which is required by law. 

Christin Reardon-MacLellan, a board me…