In Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Black students were five times more likely than white students to get suspended and Black students with a disability were three times more likely to get suspended than other students with a disability between 2017-19.
Those data sets, along with others, confirm what most people in the school district have long known â Black students are disciplined at a disproportionately higher rate than whites and other ethnic groups, an issue that s seen in school districts across the country.
The punishment, which frequently includes out-of-school suspension, has far-reaching consequences, including lost instruction time that can lead to poor grades, students dropping out of school and an increased chance of winding up in prison, local school leaders say.
Elisabeth Motsinger
In Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Black students were five times more likely than white students to get suspended and Black students with a disability were three times more likely to get suspended than other students with a disability between 2017-19.
Those data sets, along with others, confirm what most people in the school district have long known â Black students are disciplined at a disproportionately higher rate than whites and other ethnic groups, an issue thatâs seen in school districts across the country.
The punishment, which frequently includes out-of-school suspension, has far-reaching consequences, including lost instruction time that can lead to poor grades, students dropping out of school and an increased chance of winding up in prison, local school leaders say.
New federal healthcare guidance announced Friday allows vaccinated middle and high school students, teachers and other educators to go maskless in K-12 indoor settings.
Local public-health and school officials expressed hope that the relaxing of some COVID-19 restrictions by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could spark another round of vaccinations.
However, the officials also expressed concern that the new guidance could take the COVID-19 vaccination honor system to a whole new level of accountability and potential unintended consequences.
Vaccinated teachers and students don t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines. The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
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New federal healthcare guidance announced Friday allows vaccinated middle and high school students, teachers and other educators to go maskless in K-12 indoor settings.
Local public-health and school officials expressed hope that the relaxing of some COVID-19 restrictions by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could spark another round of vaccinations.
However, the officials also expressed concern that the new guidance could take the COVID-19 vaccination honor system to a whole new level of accountability and potential unintended consequences.
The CDC noted the availability of the Pfizer vaccine for those ages 12 and older, and an overall national decline in key COVID-19 metrics.
A proposed football stadium near the park would cost about $6.5 million. The school board has indicated that it would like to help pay for the stadium, as it has for other schools.
If the district is committed to a public-private partnership to raise money for a stadium, the âpublicâ side of the arrangement needs to pledge money, Jones said.
âWeâve never raised our hand and pledged any dollars toward it,â she said.
A tie on that vote resulted in a failed motion. Parker joined Jones, Crowley and Kaplan in favor of the proposal.
The board did vote 6-2 to direct Superintendent Tricia McManus to meet with her staff on how to improve athletic facilities at three schools that lack stadiums â Reynolds, Parkland and Winston-Salem Prep â as well as to estimate the cost of those projects and to identify how to pay for them.