More to come later, but the Wake County school board approved tonight the 2013-14 bell schedules.
The board approved a few changes from this document presented two weeks ago. The revised plan now means 17 schools are shifting for this fall, with six shifting by 30 or more minutes.
The new changes include starting Walnut Creek Elementary at 9:15 a.m., ending a program in which it operated 45 minutes longer than other elementary schools. The plan also starts the Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy and Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy.
The board also dropped a change to Baucom Elementary School.
UPDATE
Click here to view the 2013-14 bell schedules adopted by the school board.
Comments
Why is the general...
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 07:06 — bpuli9999assembly letting the school board get away with this? Maybe the county commissioners should get involved?
OT
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 21:21 — SideburnsKeung, are you going to blog about Martin's comments regarding Pieces of Gold getting "whiter and whiter" and Caucasian jazz musicians?
http://www.wral.com/news/video/12240964/
Starting at the 19 min mark.
Wow, Martin's comments are
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 06:00 — woodstockWow, Martin's comments are so incredibly offensive and racist.
No Kidding....
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 06:29 — JanisTangoWOW....really offensive! One of my favorite Jazz musicians is David Sanborn. I guess we need to let him know he is too 'white' to be a jazz legend according to Dr. Martin's view!
Incedible! Some people see
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 00:23 — shearertwIncedible! Some people see everything in black and white. He actually sat there at the performance and counted the white kids and the black kids. Where are the jackasses that support this guy?
This brings up another
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 07:07 — woodstockThis brings up another issue. Apparently Martin's entire perspective of diversity is that you can see it and that it's all about being black or white. That this narrow minded individual is an educator at a major university is very concerning.
Later
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 22:24 — KeungHui (author)Later. Check back at 9 a.m.
scary
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 22:19 — loriacMaybe Mr. Martin should specify what color your kid has to be in order to participate in jazz band, dance, strings. Is there a similar quota for sports teams? Student government? Math club? Will principals now need to report on the ethnic makeup of all extracurricular activities? What if a kid has a caucasian parent and a minority parent - do they 'count' towards the 'non-whiteness' quota? Is there something wrong about a caucasian kid who was obviously good enough to perform in a jazz band in pieces of gold? Why does he belittle that performance?
I hope the voters in Mr. Martin's district are embarrassed for him.
I doubt a single voter that elected Mr. Martin
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 23:28 — FSandYOUeven knows who they voted for, much less are embarrassed by anything this loon would say.
I look forward to the coverage on this story. Apparently there's more to Mr. Martin than anyone knew!
After watching the footage, listening to his words and watching his body language, every single parent in Wake County should be concerned about their child's future for as long as Martin sits on this board. I mean WOW!!
I can't wait to see if any of the local media takes him to task on those comments. But I won't hold my breath!
Recommended reading for
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 21:57 — jeffrey1Recommended reading for Martin:
Lost Chords: White Musicians and their Contribution to Jazz, 1915-1945
Available on amazon.com.