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Gadsden ISD to mark Down Syndrome Awareness Week March 17–21 with on-campus activities
Summary
District staff presented a schedule of activities for Down Syndrome Awareness Week running March 17–21, 2025, including themed dress days and a Friday "Rock Your Socks" event tied to the March 20 board meeting.
Gadsden Independent School District staff presented plans for Down Syndrome Awareness Week, set to begin Monday, March 17, 2025. The district’s recommended activities — developed by the director of ancillary services and the social work team — are designed to raise awareness across campuses and include themed days for campuses to adopt or modify.
Planned activities (recommended to campuses) are: Monday, March 17 — green and crazy hat/hair day; Tuesday, March 18 — pajama day; Wednesday, March 19 — superhero day; Thursday, March 20 — blue and yellow day (the official colors for Down syndrome awareness); Friday, March 21 — Rock Your Socks Day. The board will receive and be given the themed socks during its March 20 board meeting, staff said.
Staff said information had already been distributed to campuses and that individual campuses could adapt the suggested activities. The district emphasized the events are meant to generate awareness and inclusion and asked the board whether members had questions; no substantive concerns were raised.
