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New Hanover County Schools is looking to revamp their district-wide Title IX survey. Proposed questions would include topics on discrimination, bullying, and school climate. And
maybe one on sexual harassment.
Title IX is a law that bans discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally-supported education program or activity. It has also been used in court cases to prevent sexual harassment and abuse.
With this proposed anonymous and voluntary survey for students, the school system would explore further issues with Title IX compliance. But contention around adding a certain question is partially to blame for its delayed rollout.
New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender county school districts are releasing their Covid-19 numbers weekly. (Port City Daily photo/file)
SOUTHEASTERN N.C. After the holiday break, students are returning to classrooms across the tri-county area, slowly but surely.
In New Hanover County, elementary school students have another week of remote instruction before they
return to in-person classes part-time on Jan. 25. The middle and high schoolers returned to school this past Monday under the Plan B model, which allows for two days a week of face-to-face instruction and three days virtual.
Brunswick County Schools
delayed their return to the buildings after clusters were identified on two of its campuses. Students have been learning from home so far this semester. On Tuesday, after the Martin Luther King holiday, BCS elementary school students will return to physical classes five days a week under Plan A and middle and high school students will resume Plan B. The governor has not yet a
New Hanover County chair Julia Olson-Boseman speaks at a Dec. 9 press conference with the board of education. (Port City Daily photo/Alexandria Sands) NEW…
New Hanover County Schools Board of Education Chair Stefanie Adams surprised families when she said she would no longer support moving into Plan A. (Port City Daily photo/Alexandria Sands)
NEW HANOVER COUNTY – New Hanover County Schools has once again changed its plan for elementary schoolers in the spring semester.
Students will not return in-person to classrooms full-time starting Jan. 19 as planned. Instead, K-5 students will continue in Plan C, all remote learning, for an additional week.
On Jan. 25, elementary schools will resume Plan B, a hybrid model in which students attend school face to face twice a week and learn from home the remainder of the days. In all three scenarios, families are given a 100% remote option.
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There are close to forty-four hundred preschool students in licensed programs in New Hanover County, but that represents just 37% of pre-K aged children. The county has been asked to consider universal pre-K, but there are barriers to expanding.
“We’d like to see a universal pre-K plan. One thing that’s loud and clear is that far too many of our children aren’t ready for kindergarten. And the reason is, there’s just not enough slots in the county available.”
While New Hanover County Schools does have a pre-K program, supported by federal, state, and local funding, it serves less than 10 percent of pre-school age children.