The Guilford County school board is preparing to take a vote on a controversial change to the student suspension policy.
The plan proposed by Superintendent Sharon Contreras would allow students to appeal their short-term suspensions to school leaders. Any further disagreement could be appealed directly to the superintendent.
The proposal has been met with a mixed reaction.
Fox8 News reports some parents started a petition against the changes, arguing it takes decisions out of the hands of school principals, giving the final say to the superintendent.
Several organizations, including the state and local chapters of the NAACP, support the appeals process and point out that students currently have no recourse. Rev. Dr. Cardes Brown, who heads the Greensboro NAACP, says most of the students suspended are children of color, which he believes adds a racial undertone to the existing policies.
The Guilford County Board of Education will vote on the proposed changes on Tuesday evening.
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