Sanctions upheld against band after questionable program

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sanctions against a Mississippi high school band are being upheld after a halftime program depicting police officers held at gunpoint was performed in a town where two officers were shot to death.
The Mississippi High School Activities Association on Tuesday rejected an appeal from the Jackson school district to lift punishments against the Forest Hill High School band. The association says the band can’t march at remaining football games, although it can play i