http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/04/school-extracurriculars-axed-amid-economic-slump/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080408k.mp3 School extracurriculars axed amid economic slump http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/04/school-extracurriculars-axed-amid-economic-slump/ true 9026 segment As the economy continues its downward spiral, schools across the country are cutting sports, art and music programs. In the Mount Vernon school system, two proposed budgets failed to pass and now students are bearing the brunt. The Takeaway talks to 16-year-old Sean Harris, a rising senior at Mount