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Teachers and parents in the Racine Unified School District are fighting a move to delay start times next fall at several elementary schools â in some cases up to two hours later than usual. In a written statement released by the union, Tamara Patton, a Dr. Jones school parent, said working families do not have the flexibility in their daily schedules to make the adjustment nor can they afford extra child care services when their kids are not in school.
Pamela Larson
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. During May, the goal is to raise awareness of mental health issues, often referred to as behavioral health issues. Similarly, by focusing on mental health issues during this month, one reduces the stigma associated with mental illness.
In order to raise the Racine communityâs awareness of mental health, yard signs with mental health messages are on display at the Racine Unified School District middle and high schools and at several community organizations: YMCA, John XXIII Educational Center, National Alliance for Mental Health-Racine County and the Professional Services Group. The messages are:
RACINE â Racine Unified School Districtâs current plan for offering summer school this year is opening only three schools for the 4K-8 program: Gifford, Jerstad-Agerholm and Mitchell.
The Racine Branch of the NAACP thinks this is a problem for inner city communities. None of the schools are walking distance from those communities, and the districtâs current plan doesnât offer bus service to those schools, they said.
At a news conference Wednesday night at Racine Branch headquarters, 1633 Racine St., the Branch called for RUSD to take immediate steps to solve those problems.
They outlined the following demands:
Open Julian Thomas Elementary School on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive and Knapp Elementary School on 17th Street.
He’s loved : Racine Unified’s Park High School crowns prom king
RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) – A Racine Unified School District student will be heading to prom on Saturday, May 15 in style.
On Thursday, May 13, Bubba Ruiz, who has special needs, was crowned prom king during a virtual school assembly.
“He’s revered in this building, he’s loved in this building, in our community,” The Academies of Racine at Park High School directing principal Jeffrey Miller said. “I’m really happy for him, I’m really happy for his family, I’m happy for all of his friends that have been there for him throughout all these years. It’s just a really cool thing”