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New Hanover County Schools board directs superintendent to begin compliance work after federal civil‑rights letter; debates strategic plan and family‑life currc
Summary
The New Hanover County Schools Board of Education voted 5 to 2 to direct the superintendent to begin steps to comply with guidance from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, triggering a review of the district strategic plan, policies and family‑life curriculum.
The New Hanover County Schools Board of Education voted 5 to 2 to direct Superintendent Dr. Barnes to begin steps to bring district policies, procedures and its strategic plan into alignment with a recent communication from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
Board members said the OCR communication and related federal guidance require review because federal funding streams are tied to civil‑rights compliance. Superintendent Dr. Barnes told the board he had distributed the OCR letter and guidance from the North Carolina School Board Association, the Association of School Administrators and the state superintendent and said he wanted board input because the strategic plan is the board’s roadmap for district…
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