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HILLSDALE Davis Middle School students have learned how tie-dyed shirts can be good conversation-starters when talking about inclusion and disabilities.
On Thursday, students were briefed about the peer-to-peer program, then given the opportunity to dye a shirt different colors, representing various disabilities.
For many years, Davis Middle School has had a peer-to-peer program, a nationally used program created to help students with autism learn social skills from their peers, teacher Katie Klco Stebelton said. Peer-to-peer has expanded to incorporate students with various disabilities, Stebelton said. The pairing of students leads to greater socialization and independence. Each student is assigned multiple peers. The peers help students during lunch, transitioning to class, or even in the classroom. Their main goal is to be their friend.
Duval Schools Superintendent Diana Greene thinks six Jacksonville schools should be renamed, her recommendations obtained by the Times-Union said.
The news comes after nearly a year of debates prompting locals to reckon with the city s ties to Confederate leaders and colonizers. After a contentious set of community meetings and balloting, voting results showed that Jaxsons wanted to see schools tied to the Confederacy renamed.
Now, through a formal set of recommendations to the school board, Greene has revealed that she agrees.
The schools Greene recommends renaming are:
Joseph Finegan Elementary to Anchor Academy
Stonewall Jackson Elementary to Hidden Oaks Elementary School