At Tuesday night’s New Hanover County School Board meeting, members heard the results of the district’s long-awaited Title IX survey which included some disturbing numbers. The board also had a tense debate about the power of the board chair over meeting management and heard the latest data on the contentious issue of suspensions.
Several school divisions in Central Virginia had an increased presence of law enforcement at some of its schools Friday as a result of online threats, but none of them were deemed to be credible.
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New Hanover County Schools is looking to revamp their district-wide Title IX survey. Proposed questions would include topics on discrimination, bullying, and school climate. And
maybe one on sexual harassment.
Title IX is a law that bans discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally-supported education program or activity. It has also been used in court cases to prevent sexual harassment and abuse.
With this proposed anonymous and voluntary survey for students, the school system would explore further issues with Title IX compliance. But contention around adding a certain question is partially to blame for its delayed rollout.