NAACP cools on Campbell County schools comments
Advertisement
Text size: small | medium | large
By Annie McCallum
Published: October 7, 2008
A presentation by Campbell County Schools officials on the complexities of the federal No Child Left Behind Act on Monday appeared to alleviate some concerns previously presented by the county’s NAACP chapter.
Reggie Herndon, NAACP education chairman, spoke at the Campbell County School Board’s Sept. 15 meeting. There, he and others expressed frustration about the county’s gap between the performance of black students and their peers.
During Monday’s meeting, officials briefed the board and Campbell County NAACP members on what’s required to make the federal accountability measure known as Adequate Yearly Progress.
Education officials cited attendance as a hurdle in the accountability process. For schools to make AYP, in addition to other requirements, they must have a certain percentage of students in school. Herndon expressed to officials that the law appeared rigid and unfair.
“You’re saying what we’ve been saying all along,” Superintendent George Nolley said, later adding, “No Child Left Behind is unfair in many, many ways.”
Page 1 of 1
Post a Comment
The commenting period has ended or commenting has been deactivated for this article.
Can't find what you're looking for? Try our quick search:
Reader Reactions
Posted by ( nookly23 ) on October 07, 2008 at 12:58 pm
NAACP should be laughed out of town. Nothing but an excuse making racist group that should have go away with the klan. Serve no purpose.
Report Inappropriate Comment
Posted by ( nookly23 ) on October 07, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Can’t pass? just dumb it down even more. If we keep lowing the bar, the only requirement to pass highschool will be to spell your name. Either the NAACP thinks black kids are not as smart as other kids or he thinks that black kids should learn the same kills to go to higher education.
Report Inappropriate Comment
Posted by ( jouxster ) on October 07, 2008 at 11:38 am
Rigid? A child must be in school a certain percentage and this is unfair? A sick child I can understand but why is a normal kid attending school unfair? The problem Mr. Herndon should talk about is asking (not telling) the school officials what can the black students and their peers do to achieve excellence. Watering down the curriculum is part of the reason high tech jobs such as Areva and BWXT have to go out of town to bring in highly educated workers.
Report Inappropriate Comment