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Pulaski Police Department donates $500 worth of clothing to students in need
The donation will help students receive jackets if they don’t already have one
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PULASKI, Va. – A small act of kindness can go a long way and the Pulaski County Police Department is well aware of that.
This week, the Department donated $500 worth of clothing to Pulaski Elementary School so students in need could receive winter coats.
The clothes will also be used for students who have accidents during the school day.
Police also reached out to Critzer Elementary, but school officials said they had enough from last year’s donation.
School divisions in the Roanoke and New River valleys reported an uptick in failing grades during the first half of the 2020-21 school year, reflecting a national trend, as students continued to learn in nontraditional ways amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data shared by local districts.
The increase was not uniform across all grade levels, instructional methods and demographics. Virtual learners experienced higher levels, and secondary schools reported more Fâs than elementary schools, on average.
Schools are using the data to provide targeted instruction and additional support to those students. Several area divisions are in the process of increasing in-person instruction for the fourth quarter of the school year. School officials also say they are trying to support their studentsâ mental health and safety, too.
PULASKI â The Pulaski County school system has created an equity plan to address the inequalities certain groups of students face.
The plan â discussed at multiple school board meetings since November â is the result of data outlining the discipline numbers of certain groups of students as well as the increase in racism some students have been subjected to in the past few years, according to Superintendent Kevin Siers.
Since taking over as superintendent in 2016, Siers said the countyâs disciplinary data shows minorities â particularly Black students â and students with special needs are suspended at a much higher rate than their classmates.
While coronavirus cases are declining in the New River Valley, Pulaski County Public Schools wants to extend their school return plan to in person learning all week.