Update, 3:30 PM PST: The students of Aliso Niguel have prevailed! Because of their valiant efforts to call out their school administrators—gathering more than 8,100 petition signatures—they will get the chance to have their minds molded by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (provided they have a permission slip from their parents). Plus, the music department will get that much-needed money. Victory!

In August, Chegg, an online learning platform, and iHeartRadio announced a social media contest for students. Whichever high school or college could summon the most shares would get a $10,000 grant to bolster music programs—but the prize came with some additional baggage.

Grammy-winning musicians—Seattle rapper Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis, whose collaboration spawned the 2012 insta-hit “Thrift Shop”—were part of the deal: They would be infecting young minds with dangerous lessons about how they create commercially vibrant music, and would even share insights from their experiences in the music industry, which likely would include details about how they used their work to take on important issues like gay rights and white privilege.

So, when Aliso Niguel High School won the contest and it looked as if the duo would soon invade a classroom in an affluent suburb of Orange County in Southern California, school officials decided to pass on the prize—$10,000 be damned.

Parents, who complained to school officials prompting Macklemore’s receded invitation, cited concerns about misogyny and drug use, even though the artist has been outspokenly against both issues.

The school has a reputation for stringent party-pooperism, once canceling all school dances due to the imminent threat that students might get too close to one another. A commenter from the school also pointed out that a kid got banned from prom after he went shirtless during the pep rally.

But this time students are fighting back, and taking to Reddit to spread the word. Last night, a student, Reddit user alpha2beta, posted a plea in the Music community to spread the news. Many others weighed in, highlighting how badly the school needs funds for the music department.

They have already gotten more than 5,700 signatures. And they aren’t stopping there.

“This is stupid. This is honestly so stupid,” she added. “Legit, it’s bad.”